| Life Of Jesus For Children (The Light Of The World) | 
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Category: Book
Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Studio: Arthur A. Levine Books
Manufacturer: Arthur A. Levine Books
Label: Arthur A. Levine Books
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Library Binding
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 48
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 10.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 0545011728
Dewey Decimal Number: 921
EAN: 9780545011723
ASIN: 0545011728
Publication Date: January 1, 2008
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"When the people looked at all the sadness and evil in the world, they had trouble believing that God was in charge. 'God's kingdom,' said Jesus, 'is as tiny as the smallest of seeds, but when it is planted it grows into such a huge tree that the birds make their nests in its branches.'"
Newbery Medalist & minister's wife Katherine Paterson retells the life of Jesus in simple, beautiful language for all ages, making the story new again through her trademark generosity and compassion. Iconic images from Jesus's life light the text with the same warmth and directness. A perfect gift book!
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 A simple review of Jesus' life story is presented for young picturebook readers September 7, 2008
Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson pairs with illustrator Francois Roca to provide an artistic display of the life of Jesus in The Light of the World. A simple review of Jesus' life story is presented for young picturebook readers and makes for a perfect introduction for families looking at easy picturebooks to get kids started on the Bible.
 NOT for CATHOLICS July 8, 2008
29 out of 30 found this review helpful
Francois Roca is a renowned illustrator of over 30 children's books; his artistry is extraordinary. He lives in Paris, and subsequently most of the books he illustrates are written in French. When his beautiful illustrations on the life of Jesus were to be given English text, the publisher selected Katherine Paterson.
Unfortunate selection.
Ms. Paterson took it upon herself to change Jesus' words at the last supper to suit her own agenda.
Instead of children reading, "this is my body," they now get "this is LIKE my body." (Emphasis mine). Instead of reading, "this is my blood," they now get, "this is LIKE my blood."
What's next, "I am LIKE the light of the world"? "I am LIKE the savior"?
I bought this book to read to my daughters, based on the strength of a national reviewer's syndicated column, which, unfortunately, omitted Ms. Paterson's embroideries upon the text. I write this review to inform Christians of the writer's non-textual based insertions.
The Bible (King James version quoted below) is unambiguous regarding the words of Jesus at the last supper:
Mark 14:22 reads:
And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
Luke 22:19 reads:
And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Matthew 26:26 reads:
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
John 6:52-55 reads:
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them, verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
John 6:58 reads:
This is that bread which came down from heaven; not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
1 Cor. 11:27-29 reads:
"Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord." But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
Suffice it to say Ms. Paterson's additions to Jesus' words will be offensive to Catholics such as myself, and ruin an otherwise gorgeous publication. But I would suspect that non-Catholic Christians who consider scripture sacred, particularly the words of Jesus being read to children, will likewise appreciate being informed when a writer decides to augument Jesus' words.
If you buy this book for the beautiful illustrations, it would be truer to sacred scripture to white out Ms. Paterson's additions to Jesus' words.
 Beautiful art, but a note to Catholics... May 14, 2008
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book is beautiful - in terms of artwork, and the story is simple and straightforward. As a Catholic, however, I was disappointed that at the last supper Jesus says the bread is "like" His body, and the wine is "like" His blood... My faith doesn't teach that the bread is "like" His body, but IS His body. So even though the book is beautiful, I won't be reading it (or I'll be editing how I read it) to my kids.
missing one important detail April 21, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a lovely book with very spare writing and stunning illustrations. My one regret, since this is a book for children, is that Jesus' visit to the temple at Passover of his twelfth year as told in Luke is omitted. While some paintings depict Jesus as the teacher rather than the student in this incident, the text clearly indicates that Jesus was asking questions and responding to the teachers with his understanding of what he had probably studied in preparation for his bar mitzvah. This image of Jesus as a boy wanting to know and understand matters of religion and faith could have been a very powerful teaching moment as chidren do have questions and have the capacity to engage in these wonderings earlier than we adults sometimes give them credit for. Otherwise a wonderful book that I believe would appeal to a wide range of Christian denominations. I also appreciate the ethnic sensibility of the illustrations and the image of the Light.
Excellent for all ages April 4, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was so pleased when I received this item and read over it before forwarding to my daughter for my six and eight year old grandsons. They live so far from us now that we haven't seen them in a year or more; but my husband and I wanted to be certain that they still know that God loves them and watches over them just as we taught them when they were younger.
They are both good readers now and they can practice on a wider scale with this book than their school readers, but more importantly, the book
holds interest and encourages them to read to each other.....we want them
to remember the God and Jesus that we introduced them to a small children.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone to help any child see the story behind Jesus' life.
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