A Life of Our Lord for Children Paperback – December 1, 2003

I would definitely recommend this book for anyone wanting to help their children understand the Gospels more. Marigold Hunt fulfills her goal as she states it on the back of the book of explaining life during the time of Christ from how they lived, dressed, spoke and other customs. She gives great historical background and explanation in an engaging and entertaining way. My children love this book and couldn't wait to read the next book over Acts called "The First Christians".Her books bring the Bible to life. My children say that her book makes everything make sense. I learned a lot from the book and the next as well especially about the Mass is not something created during the Middle Ages but based off of the Scripture and traditions of Christ and the first Christians.When we read this book, we started with this book first followed by the Gospels. Prior to reading this book, they found the Gospels confusing at times. Now, having learned about life and customs back then, things that did not make sense make sense and they can see and are excited about seeing more in the Gospels. When we read her book The First Christians, we read the sections of the Acts in the Bible first for each chapter followed by the corresponding chapter in her book. I have never seen my kids so excited about reading the Bible now that they can understand what is going on more. It is really neat.

I was so pleased to find this book. Though written in 1939, the language is clear and straight-forward and accessible. On the back is a note from the author - I assume it was originally a preface. Hunt writes, "....The reason the same story takes so much longer to tell in this book is that the men who wrote the Gospels just went straight on and hardly even stopped to explain anything. They couldn't be expected to know how differently we would live, and that we would have forgotten how people dressed and spoke and built their houses, and the other customs they had in those days. So in this book, I have to stop and explain all the time, but after you have read it, a good deal of the explaining will have been done, and you can start reading the Gospels yourself anytime you want." Well, my own kiddo has renewed her interest in the Bible after just a few pages with this book. Its retelling is gentle and warm, and the artwork is just enough to lend interest. The illustrator is Ted Schluenderfritz (that's 14 letters in that there name, folks, and typing all that just goes to prove his artwork for this book is worth taking note of!) A portfolio of his work can be seen at [...] This is an excellent book for reading aloud to pre-K's up to young readers. It shines as a religious ed. text for homeschoolers in early to mid elementary.

An incredible book! Truly captivating for the whole family! I read this aloud to my children ages 12-4 daily. We couldn’t wait to read more the next day! I ended up purchasing several more of her titles, and I expect a similar reaction from us all. She has such a sweet way with words and explaining through a story we understand nowadays.

We love, love, love this book! I'm reading 2-3 pages a day to my 7, 6, and 4 year olds. The language is beautiful...easy to understand, but the author did not "dumb it down" like many children's books. I really appreciate that aspect. Presenting our Lord's life to children in a way that's beautiful and easy to understand. They're really absorbing a lot from this book, and honestly, so am I! This will definitely remain on our shelf as a favorite to read again and again.

We have bought some religious books for our children in the past that had received great reviews, but were very dry or over their heads, so I was a little skeptical about this one.Happily, I can report that this one is far from dry and holds the attention of our four and six year old boys (the audience is a little older, I believe, but there is still plenty they absorb). My husband and I enjoy it also.

We absolutely love this book!

Super fun book to make religion fun

Great book for those kids who are ready for more than is in most childrens' Bibles.