100 Bible Stories 100 Bible Songs – Book review
The idea behind 100 Bible Stories 100 Bible Songs is to combine Bible stories with songs. Every story has a song sung by kids on one of two CDs. One quick play of the songs and my boys really didn’t like them. Most are old school like “Noah’s Arky Arky”, “Do Lord” and “Father Abraham”. Even if your kids do like these songs, honestly, which parent can stand 100 straight 1970’s/1980’s praise songs sung in kid’s choral style? Okay some of you might like that. My boys – almost 7, 4 and 4 – perfer to listen to Fernando Ortega or Autumn Film for some other adult praise music.
The stories are okay I guess. They are rather short often one paragraph. Stephen Elkins is the author and the cover page says that he is president and owner of Wonder Workshop which is the third largest independent children’s music company in the world. I had never heard of Wonder Workshop but will take his word on that. Sometimes as I read the stories, my wonder workshop is if the author was thinking, “As president and owner of the third largest independent children’s music company in the world, what story can I write to go with this song?” You have to like his chutzpah since how many Children’s Story Bibles tell the story of Ezekiel’s wheel, Job’s boils or Balaam and the Talking Donkey? How many combine a story on heaven with that classic “You Can’t Get to Heaven on Roller Skates” or a story of Father Abraham with.. well you can guess.
Personally, I have to say that I would pass on this book. If you want a good children’s story bible, I suggest buying The Big Picture Story Bible.
