Baby Jesus . . . Messiah!: Color your own pictures
A new release just in time for Christmas. Baby Jesus . . . Messiah! is a picture book, a coloring book, and an activity book all in one.
This re-telling of the birth of Christ begins with a child-friendly explanation of the word Messiah, followed by Gabriel’s announcement of John (the Baptist), continuing with the birth of Jesus and the events surrounding it, and ending with the visit of the wise men who arrive a few months after Jesus’ birth. Two puzzles are included at the end of the story for a fun review.
In a family setting or in a classroom environment this book can serve as a series of devotions or lessons. Each page spread in this account of the birth of Christ can be treated as a simple stand-alone devotion with discussion questions for each mini-story. This approach offers the flexibility of skipping some sections with the youngest children without losing the story. The coloring pages are also available as a free downloadable PDF file so everyone can color each of the pictures that go with the mini-stories. The more adventurous may choose to trace the pictures on cotton fabric and color them as quilt blocks. Directions are included in the PDF file for how to make crayon-colored quilt blocks that can be sewn into a washable quilt, a wall hanging, or a Christmas tree skirt.
In the Honeycomb Adventures Bible storybook tradition, Janice D. Green includes as much of the story as possible while keeping the language simple and fresh to hold the attention of most elementary school age children. Bible literacy is a passion of the author, whose goal is to write many more Bible stories and inspire children to want to know more about the Bible.
Baby Jesus . . . Messiah! : Color your own Pictures is available on Amazon.com.