Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic

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It preserves the original plotlines of Bunyans classic while telling the story of Little Christian and Christiana in a way that kids can understand. Children will delight in the lavish illustrations, reading alongside their parents or interacting on their own with the timeless words and beautiful imagery that they discover on every page. There stood the Cross, and the moment little Christian began to climb the path that led to it, he felt that the bands that fastened his burden were breaking. Bound in a genuine cloth cover adorned with gold foil accents, the book exudes quality and elegance.

Before the book starts, a full dozen pages are devoted to "extra" illustrations that tell a bit of Christian's background before the story begins. Support in edification, education and encouragement is enabling parents to bring up their children in a way that is in tune with the word of God, the Bible. In this fresh, imaginative new edition, bestselling illustrator Joe Sutphin portrays the characters of Bunyan's tale as animals living in a woodland realm. Did this as a read aloud with my 5 and 3-year-old kids (but mostly my 3-year-old) who understood more of the allegory than I explained to them directly and followed the story easily in spite of its complex vocabulary and style.Five stars for my daughter's hilarious comment upon ending the book: "I think it conveyed a really good message. Taylor's adapted text is slightly adapted here, substituting "animals" for "people" and other such slight adjustments to match the illustrations. This is not a book that will be loved by everyone but it is a great introduction for the 10 and under crowd to the stories from a great classic and it is not painful for adults to read either. This did allow for some conversation with my oldest son -- God is good, God's love for us is unconditional.

It is incredibly moving and I looked forward to reading it every night (sometimes, I think, more than the kids).Follow Jude, Eli, and Mercy as they seek to fulfill the King's commission and spread the good news of the Kingdom. As with the real Pilgrim's Progress, the first part is better but there are some wonderful highlights in the second half and we do come to love Mercy, Great Heart, and the boys in Part 2. This book will help children see the trials and triumphs of faithfulness with fresh eyes, leading them to declare along with Christian, "I am going to the King!

There are some problems with how disabilities are portrayed that might discourage kids with disabilities (this is true for more than one Christian allegory). In Volume II follow Christiana and her brothers on a path full of adventure and faith as they seek the Celestial City.Canadian by birth, Tyler served as the Associate Pastor at Gorrie Bible Fellowship and then later as a professor at Phnom Penh Bible School in Cambodia till 2022.