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Bible storybook that teaches young children the gospel, helping them to understand why Jesus died and rose again.
Part of the Tales That Tell the Truth series.
Over 1 million copies of the Tales That Tell The Truth series have been sold!
This beautiful hardback Bible storybook for 3-6 year olds takes children on a journey from the Garden of Eden to God’s perfect new creation. It is a gospel presentation that focuses on the significance of the temple curtain. God said “because of your sin you can’t come in”, but the moment the curtain tore in two, everything changed.
Children will learn why Jesus died and rose again and why that’s the best news ever.
The stunning illustrations are by Catalina Echeverri, author and illustrator of several bestselling children's books, including all the books in the 'Tales that Tell the Truth' series from The Good Book Company.
Linked with other products in The The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross range:
• Board book for 1-3s
• Colouring and Activity Book for 4-8s
• Full size illustrations to show on a big screen when reading to a large audience
• An Easter Calendar including a 32-page book of devotions for families with children 5-8
• A six-session Sunday School resource with age-differentiated lesson plans for 3-5s, 5-8s, and 8-12s
There are also some free downloadable materials in the 'extras' section below.
| Age range: | 3+ |
|---|---|
| Contributors | Carl Laferton, Catalina Echeverri |
| ISBN | 9781784980122 |
| Format | Hardback |
| First published | February 2016 |
| Dimensions | 220mm x 260mm x 10mm |
| Weight | 0.43 kg |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 32 |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
This is quite superb. Beautifully written and illustrated, this tells the story of the gospel so captivatingly that little ones will want to read it again and again. I’m sure it will win many young lives to Christ.
My grandchildren loved this book—and so did I. Both the pictures and the words have made the Bible's story of redemption clear and beautiful. This is a book that invites us in.
I am so excited about this book! It is colorful, engaging, and creative, and that's just the icing on the cake! Our children receive invitations to participate in many different stories—stories of who they are, their purpose, and what God is like. The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross is a brilliant re-telling of the one story that rules all other stories. I cannot commend this book highly enough. Read it to your children, give it to your neighbours, and talk about what it means to live in light of the fact that the curtain has been torn.
I think Carl Laferton has done an exceptional job of simplifying an essential truth which could easily come across as very complicated … He makes articulating doctrine seem like child’s play.... continue reading
From the collection of books that Catalina illustrated…this is one of the few that retold the story of Adam & Eve. Overall it was written pretty well (and of course the illustrations are beautiful!! I am so delighted with all of Catalina’s works)…but I was disappointed with one important part that this author has missed/dropped and that is the serpent! Instead, he only mentioned that adam & eve sinned against God, and what sin is and it just did not feel right , nor accurate… i believe mentioning that the devil tricked eve in the first place is super important and should not be missed/reworded as if it was all adam & eve’s fault. It is the devil who wants us to be separated from God. thankfully it is in the illustration so one can always just add that part to tell the kids. There is another book in this illustrator’s collection which i think retold the story much better, more accurate, more concise and easier for kids to even just relate to or understand. It’s the Any time Any place Any prayer- there is a part in the beginning with adam & eve and i just think it was perfectly spot on in super summarising the Bible for little kids! And such a beautiful way of telling us how much God loves us and wants to be with us!!
I read this book to children of different ages and cultures. They were all captivated and engaged by the combination of the storyline and the illustrations. The revealing of the truth about the tearing of the curtain was delightful to see in the children's eyes.
We absolutely love this collection,
My daughter gave one of these books to her first grade teacher and she loved it.
While The Garden, The Curtain and The Cross is a children's book, all ages can learn from the spiritual connections it makes between the Old and New Testaments. Carl Laferton has become my favorite author of Children's books.
These images were amazing. I used them for a read-a-loud with a large number of kids. I read from the book and they see the images on a screen. It works wonderfully!!
This is one of my highest-recommended children's books! We bulk-ordered it and passed them out to all the kids at our church on Easter Sunday! A comprehensive Biblical look at the whole Gospel in terms children can understand and adults can enjoy.
Kids love it and request to re-read it constantly!
We used this in collaboration with and Easter event we held for families at our church. Families were given this outside of the event but then at the event, the story was read and a storyboard craft was created by all families attending. The partnership of both pieces allowed us to have a united Lent discipleship moment for our families!
This is lovely book which gives the big overarching story of the gospel in a very relevant way with great illustrations.
Fantastically written and well balanced story, very engaging and true to the story. It would make a beautiful gift for a kids Easter basket.
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