CHILDREN'S BIBLE STORIES
From Genesis to Daniel
adapted by Miriam Chaikin & illustrated by Yvonne Gilbert
Twenty-six of the best known Old Testament stories—Adam and Eve, Noah, Samson and Delilah, David and Goliath, Jonah, Daniel in the lion's den, etc.—skillfully condensed and paraphrased, yet retaining their inherent drama: an impressive example of high- quality bookmaking that is far less wordy and more beautiful than most Bible story collections. Gilbert's 19 full-page, realistic colored pencil drawings are beautifully crafted: a magisterial Moses who parts the waters to expose coral, bones, an octopus, and the ribs of a wrecked ship; a Witch of Endor who echoes Beardsley. The format is enhanced with decorated capitals and page margins, rubrics, running titles, and a handsome typeface. The appealing jacket features the Peaceable Kingdom with a child astride a flower-bedecked lion; a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Save the Children. (Nonfiction. 6-10)