Little Fish Books about Jesus: Jesus Teaches, Jesus Tells Some Stories, and Jesus and the Fisherman

Little Fish Books are tiny, illustrated books that tell Bible stories to children in a concise way. In fact, to complete my review, I'm going to have to pry the books out of my one year old's hands. Because these books are so small (3 3/8" x 3 7/8"), children will love holding them! These books are published by Gospel Light Publications, and illustrated by Gordon Stowell. The Little Fish Books about Jesus series contains eight books.

Jesus Teaches, is about the story of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37. The illustrations are very interesting for little ones, and the story is told accurately but briefly.

Jesus Tells Some Stories, details three of the parables that Jesus told: The Parable of the Good Shepherd, The Woman Who Lost Her Coin, and the Story of the Prodigal Son.These stories can be found in Luke 15:3-32.

Jesus and the Fisherman, is my favorite of these three books. I love the way the book opens:
"Jesus often walked by the lakeside, watching the birds and listening to the waves lapping on the beach. He liked to feel the wind on His face and the soft sand under His feet. He loved the beautiful world around Him."
This book tells the story of how Jesus spoke to the crowd from Peter's boat. It goes on to tell how although Peter hadn't caught any fish all day, when Jesus told Peter to cast out his net, he caught so many fish that the net broke! The story ends with Jesus telling the fishermen to "Follow me." This story is taken from Luke 5:1-11.


What I Like: The size of the book, and the concise stories.

What I Dislike: In Jesus Tells Some Stories, the last two parables are not explained at all.

Overall Rating: Very Good

Age Appeal: Ages 4-8, but I think younger children could enjoy having these read aloud to them.

Publisher Info: Gospel Light Publications,Bklt Ed., 1999; ISBN:Jesus Teaches ( 0830708294), Jesus Tells Some Stories (0830708316), Jesus and the Fisherman (0830708316) ; Paperback $.99.

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Special Info: There are illustrations of Jesus in all three of these books.