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New Year
2026
Start the new year off right by getting your family the bibles you need to help you to all grow in your love, faith, and knowledge of God
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The Biggest Story
Kevin DeYoung
Storybook
Illustrated ESV
The Biggest Story
Kevin DeYoung
Illustrated ESV
Bible Storybook
104 Illustrated Bible Stories and explanations written by a member of the ESV translation oversight committee; 528 pages
Illustrated ESV Bible
The full ESV text with summaries of the storybook content and all illustrations
The Jesus Storybook Bible
Sally Lloyd-Jones
Literature
The Jesus Storybook Bible
Sally Lloyd-Jones
Jesus Storybook Bible
Beautifully written stories; Heartily endorsed by Tim Keller
Recommended: Jesus Storybook Bible Gift Edition
Much higher quality of construction, well worth the extra 5 dollars
Kingstone Comics
Kingstone Media
Bible & History
Encyclopedia
Kingstone Comics
Kingstone Media
Encyclopedia
3 Volume Comic Book Trilogy Set
2048 pages of Bible stories told in comic book format
Encyclopedia of 101 Questions
784-page graphic novel answering 101 tough questions about the Bible and faith
The Greatest Gift
Ann Voskamp
Family Advent
The Greatest Gift
Ann Voskamp
Family: Unwrapping the Greatest Gift
Beautifully written and illustrated book; For family devotions during the Advent Season
Parents: The Greatest Gift
Similar content to the above resource for the family. Your family worship should be grounded in your personal worship.
Minno
Phil Vischer
Young Children
Advent
Minno
Phil Vischer
Advent
Minno Laugh and Grow Bible for Kids
Sound, deep, theological content that is well-written and illustrated in an engaging way for children 4-8 years old
15 Story Board Book Summary
Similarly well done. 0-3 years old
4 Week Advent Devotional
A companion devotional for the Christmas Advent season
Parent/Adult Resources
For your own relationship with God
Advent
Study Bible
Parent/Adult Resources
For your own relationship with God
Study Bible
Let Earth Receive Her King
Alistair Begg skillfully teaches the Christmas story throughout the Bible in this devotional designed for use during Advent
ESV Study Bible, Large Print, Indexed
A foundational collection of articles and commentary alongside Biblical text written by a team of skilled scholars/communicators
Full Text Bibles for Children
These are essentially study Bibles geared toward children. I’ve included here my recommendations for these translations because they are the major translations used in churches, Christian schools, devotionals and Bible study material. Each recommendation is well-constructed and has a ribbon marker
Choose the translation your church uses.
If you don’t have a home church, try the NLT (New Living Translation), unless your family has a more academic disposition, in which case you should use the ESV (English Standard Version).
Biggest Story Holy Bible for Kids
Engaging content and illustrations from The Biggest Story series
English Standard Version
ESV 2025
Biggest Story Holy Bible for Kids
Engaging content and illustrations from The Biggest Story series
English Standard Version
Hardcover
Dust cover is colorfully well designed, but the orange cover underneath is very striking and seems to be quarter bound
Teal/Gold/Green
Crossway’s lifetime guaranteed “TruTone” cover with multiple designs imprinted into cover. A beautiful book. My favorite of the softcover options
Green; Armor Design
Crossway’s lifetime guaranteed “TruTone” cover with embedded mid-century modern style art panel featuring a helmet, sword, and shield.
Teal; Waterfall Design
Crossway’s lifetime guaranteed “TruTone” cover with an embedded mid-century modern style art panel beautifully depicting a horse and tree in front of a waterfall.
THUMB INDEXED Brown; Living Hope Design
Crossway’s lifetime guaranteed “TruTone” cover with an embedded mid-century modern style art panel depicting Jesus rising from the dead. I prefer thumb indexed Bibles but don’t care for the art on this one
Explorer Bible for Kids
Christian Standard Bible
CSB
Explorer Bible for Kids
Christian Standard Bible
Hardcover
Lavender – Compass & Mountain
Holman’s “LeatherTouch” with Compass and mountain design; red letter
INDEXED Lavender – Compass & Mountain
Thumb-indexed; Holman’s “LeatherTouch” with compass art and mountain design; red letter
Hello Sunshine
Holman’s “LeatherTouch” cover with Hello Sunshine design; red letter
INDEXED Hello Sunshine
Thumb-indexed edition Holman’s “LeatherTouch” cover with Hello Sunshine; red letter
Olive – Compass & Mountain
Holman’s “LeatherTouch” cover with compass art and mountain design; red letter
INDEXED Olive – Compass & Mountain
Thumb-indexed edition Holman’s “LeatherTouch” cover with compass art and mountain design; red letter
Blast Off
Holman’s “LeatherTouch” cover with space-themed design; red letter
INDEXED Blast Off
Thumb-indexed Blast Off edition
Teal – Mountains
Holman’s “LeatherTouch” cover with imprinted mountain design; red letter
INDEXED Teal – Mountains
Thumb-indexed Holman’s “LeatherTouch” cover with imprinted mountain design; red letter
Brown – Mountains
Holman’s “LeatherTouch” cover with imprinted mountain design; red letter
INDEXED Brown – Mountains
Thumb-indexed Holman’s “LeatherTouch” cover with imprinted mountain design; red letter
Sky Blue – Topographical Map
Holman’s “LeatherTouch” cover with topographical map design; red letter
INDEXED Sky Blue – Topographical Map
Thumb-indexed Holman’s “LeatherTouch” cover with topographical map design; red letter
Underwater Adventure
Holman’s “LeatherTouch” cover with underwater theme; red letter
INDEXED Underwater Adventure
Thumb-indexed Holman’s “LeatherTouch” cover with underwater theme; red letter
Adventure Bible
New International Version 2011
NIV
Adventure Bible
New International Version 2011
Hardcover
Go Bible for Kids
New Living Translation
NLT
Go Bible for Kids
New Living Translation
Hardcover
Dyslexia-Friendly Edition
English Standard Version
ESV
Dislexia-Friendly
Dyslexia-Friendly Edition
English Standard Version
Page formatting significantly helps some readers