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Books in the Biblical genre:

Bible Children (1937)

A selection of Bible stories about children.

Author(s): Blanche Jennings Thompson
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Christmas: An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art Volume Seven (1937)

Pictures and stories centered around Christmas. Includes ‘How Christmas Came to Blueberry Corners’ by Lois Lenski.

The Story of Jesus for Young People (1937)

A somewhat unorthodox retelling of the New Testament from a liberal Protestant (Episcopalian) viewpoint. Robert Lawson’s illustrations are worth seeing. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Walter Russell Bowie
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

David (1938)

The story of David from the fight with Goliath to King of Israel.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

Joseph and His Brothers: From the Story Told in the Book of Genesis (1938)

Tells how his brothers sold him into slavery in Egypt, but God brought good out of evil and preserved his family from famine. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Moses (1938)

From a baby in a basket in the bulrushes to the splitting of the Red Sea and the destruction of Pharaoh, forty years in the desert and the final sight of the Promised Land. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

Ruth (1938)

How a Moabite woman became the great-grandmother of the king of Israel.

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Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

Stories from the Old Testament: Joseph, Moses, Ruth, David (1938)

Four favorite Old Testament stories of the Patriarchs.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1938

Christmas: An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art Volume Nine (1939)

A collection of Christmas art, stories, songs and poems. Includes The Pink China Bonbon Dish by Lois Lenski.

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Et al
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski
Et al

Wings of Glory (1940)

The story of King David.

Author(s): Sonia Medvedeva Daugherty
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

In the Beginning (1941)

Chapter one of the Book of Genesis, from the King James Version.

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

A Little Book of Prayers (1941)

A book of short prayers for children.

The New Illustrated Book of Favorite Hymns (1941)

A collection of favorite hymns and carols.

Author(s): Inez Bertail
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

A Christmas Manger (1942)

A punch-out-and-play book of the nativity.

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

Jesus’ Story: A Little New Testament (1942)

Bible text from the King James Version (KJV)

A Treasury of Best-Loved Hymns: With Their Stories (1942)

A selection of thirty-three hymns, from The Old Rugged Cross to Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott.

Author(s): Daniel Alfred Poling
Various
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

Noah’s Ark (1943)

Noah, the Ark and the Flood.

Author(s): Jane Werner
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Oldest Story: The Story of the Bible for Young People (1943)

Familiar bible stories for children.

Author(s): Blanche Jennings Thompson
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

The Story of Jesus: A Little New Testament (1944)

This edition uses texts from the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine edition of the Bible. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Little Lost Lamb (1945)

The little black lamb wanders off from the flock, but the shepherd and his dog go back up the mountain to find him.

Author(s): Golden MacDonald
Illustrator(s): Leonard Weisgard

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1946
Caldecott Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1946

Once There Was a Little Boy (1946)

The author’s imagination appears to have run away with her, but the pictures are well done. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

The Butterfly that Stamped (1947)

The butterfly has a quarrel with his wife and is overheard by King Solomon.

Author(s): Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Many Mansions: Selections from the Bible (1947)

Short passages from the Bible.

Author(s): Jessie Orton Jones
Illustrator(s): Lynd Ward

The Golden Christmas Manger (1948)

A creche with cut out figures and a book containing the Christmas story.

Author(s): Helen Sewell
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Mr. and Mrs. Noah (1948)

The ark, the animals and the flood.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

The Reward of Faith and Other Stories (1950)

A collection of stories based on the Bible and lives of the saints. Three were specially written for this anthology.

Author(s): Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s): Nora S. Unwin

And it Came to Pass: Stories from the Bible (1951)

These stories from the Bible have been arranged to be read as literature.

Author(s): W. G. Bebbington
The Bible
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Early Old Testament Stories (1954)

Retells, for young readers, the stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses.

Author(s): Ethel L. Smither
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

In the Beginning (1954)

The creation story.

Author(s): Alf Evers
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Stories of Jesus (1954)

Stories of Jesus for children.

Author(s): Ethel L. Smither
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Three Kings of Saba (1955)

The story of the three wise men who traveled to Bethlehem.

Author(s): Alf Evers
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

St. Luke’s Life of Christ (1956)

A free modern English translation of the Gospel according to St. Luke.

Author(s): St. Luke
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

A Catholic Child’s Bible: Stories from the Old Testament (1958)

Favorite Old Testament stories from the RSV translation.

Read online at archive.org

The Story of Joseph (1958)

Joseph is sold into Egypt as a slave but rises to become the Pharaoh’s vizier.

Author(s): Walter de la Mare
The Bible
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Bible Old Testament and New Testament (1959)

An illustrated simplified version of the Bible. This is the one-volume edition.

Miracle Plays: Seven Medieval Plays for Modern Players (1959)

Seven miracle plays adapted for modern performance.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Anne Burnett Malcolmson
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Story of Moses (1959)

The story of the Hebrew baby who goes from bullrushes to prince of Egypt, to fugitive murderer to chosen leader of the Jewish people in their exodus from Egypt.

Author(s): Walter de la Mare
The Bible
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Holy Bible, Catholic Edition (1960)

Based on the Confraternity edition, there are one-volume and two-volume editions. The Old Testament is illustrated by Rojankovsky, the New Testament by the Provensens (Alice and Martin).... View More

The Story of Samuel and Saul (1960)

The story of the prophet and the first King of Israel.

Author(s): Walter de la Mare
The Bible
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

William Blake (1960)

A brief biography of the poet and artist, including an extended essay on his illustrations for The Book of Job.

Author(s): James Daugherty
Illustrator(s): William Blake
James Daugherty

Stories from the Bible (1961)

Bible stories re-written for children from the garden of Eden to the promised land.

Author(s): Walter de la Mare
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Shepherd Psalm (1962)

A setting of the 23rd Psalm:

The Lord is my true shepherd,
There is nothing I shall want..

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham

The Noah’s Ark Book (1966)

A Golden Shape book version of Noah’s Ark.

Author(s): Tibor Gergely
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Angel and the Donkey (1969)

The story of Balaam’s ass.

Author(s): James Reeves
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Noah’s Ark (1969)

The story of God, Noah, the Ark and the Flood.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Barbara Shook Hazen
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Rojankovsky’s Wonderful Picture Book (1972)

A collection of some of Rojankovsky’s best illustrations from the Golden Books.

Joseph and His Brothers (1976)

A retelling of the story of how Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers but found favor with the Pharaoh in Egypt and was reunited with his family.

Author(s): Jean Horton Berg
Illustrator(s): Beth Krush
Joe Krush

Noah’s Ark (1977)

Peter Spier tells the story in pictures of Noah, the Ark and the Flood.

Author(s): Jacobus Revius
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1978

The Going to Bed Book (1982)

On Noah’s Ark, it’s time for bed.

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

The Creation (1983)

In the beginning God made heaven and earth. An illustrated telling of the first seven days.

Author(s): Peter Seymour
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Jonah (1983)

The story of Jonah is told on fold-out pages, with a diorama at the back of the box.

Author(s): Peter Seymour
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Noah (1983)

The story of how Noah took his family and the animals into the ark to save them from the flood. The story is told on fold-out pages with a diorama at the back of the box.

Author(s): Peter Seymour
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Peter Spier’s Christmas! (1983)

A wordless evocation of Christmas.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

The Book of Jonah (1985)

The Lord summons Jonah to go to Ninevah. After a detour through the belly of a whale he finally arrives. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

A Child’s Book of Prayers (1985)

A collection of prayers.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Good Night, Good Night (1985)

On Noah’s Ark, a musical version of The Going to Bed Book.

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

All Things Bright and Beautiful (1986)

Pauline Baynes brings to life the words of this world-famous hymn by Cecil Frances Alexander.

Author(s): Cecil Frances Alexander
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Song of the Three Holy Children (1986)

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego praise the Lord God for their deliverance from the fiery furnace of King Nebuchadnezzar.

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Story of Daniel (1986)

The story of the prophet Daniel who survived a night in the lions’ den - his accusers did not fare so well.

Author(s): George MacBeth
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Peter Spier’s Advent Calendar Little Town of Bethlehem (1987)

A three-dimensional Advent calendar to assemble from pasteboard.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Noah and the Ark (1988)

The story of Noah and the ark illustrated by C.S. Lewis’ favorite artist. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Cobweb Curtain: A Christmas Story (1989)

As the Holy Family are making their escape to Egypt, a spider hides them from King Herod’s assassins with a curtain of cobweb. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): William Barclay
Jenny Koralek
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Peter Spier’s Advent Calendar Silent Night, Holy Night (1989)

A three-dimensional Advent calendar to assemble out of paste board.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

In the Beginning (1990)

The creation story from Genesis.

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Let There Be Light (1990)

The book of Genesis, with illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Naming (1993)

In the beginning the animals come to Adam to be named.

Author(s): Margaret Greaves
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Going to Bed Book (1995)

Revised and redrawn edition of this classic about bedtime on Father Noah’s Ark.

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

Michael Hague’s Family Christmas Treasury (1995)

An anthology of biblical texts, poems and stories.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

A Child Is Born (2000)

A poetic description of the Nativity.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Floyd Cooper

The Children’s Book of Faith (2000)

A collection of stories from the bible, biographies, poems and prayers.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Children’s Book of Home and Family (2002)

A collection of stories and poems dealing with families.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Moses Basket (2003)

The story of Moses’ rescue by the Pharaoh’s daughter.

Author(s): Jenny Koralek
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Christmas in the Barn (2004)

A poetic retelling of the Nativity set in a twentieth-century barn.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Diane Goode

The Coat of Many Colors (2004)

When their father gives Joseph a many-colored coat, his brothers are so jealous they determine to get rid of him forever. Imagine their surprise when they next see him as the Grand Vizier of Egypt.

Author(s): Jenny Koralek
The Bible
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

How Excellent is Thy Name (2007)

The eighth psalm - ‘Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings.’

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Pharaoh’s Boat (2009)

Shows how the Egyptians built a boat to take Pharaoh Cheops to the underworld.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

On Christmas Day (2011)

A poetical retelling of the Christmas story.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Phyllis Harris

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