When Catherine Vos wasn't able to find a book that would connect Bible stories to young readers, she set out to write one herself. She had searched many bookstores, looking for a book for her kids that would be both faithful to God’s word and convey the "dramatic excitement and human warmth" of its stories. When she came up empty, she made it a life-long project to write the book she was looking for. The Children's Story Bible was the result.
For thousands of young readers since, Catherine Vos's The Child's Story Bible has introduced them to the grand story of God's Word in a faithful and exciting way. In it, “she appeals to the interest and imagination of children without sacrificing fidelity to the text of Scripture; she uses the stories to impress great doctrinal truths, uniting the element of enjoyment with instruction; and she takes the sombre warning passages of the word of God as well as those which call for admiration and trust in the Saviour around whom children once gathered upon earth.”
Westminster Theological Seminary readers will recognize Geerhardus Vos as a monumental name in biblical theology. But in his lifetime Geerhardus was only the second most popular author in the Vos family. Catherine's The Child's Story Bible sold more copies than all of Geerhardus' books combined!
Originally published in 1935, Banner of Truth produced a beautiful new edition in 2021 for the next generation in quality binding, a new typesetting, and with full-page colorful illustrations.
