- Title: The Catholic Children’s Bible
- Publisher: Saint Mary’s Press
- Full Text or Bible Stories
- Translation: Good News Translation
- Protestant, Catholic, Good for Either
- Recommended Ages: “Well suited to the reading ability of a 10-13-year-old.”
- Pros:
- Mine is a paperback version and the cover seems a little stronger than an average paperback (But I would still reinforce it with book tape or a Bible case if it were in daily use.)
- Attractive color design features
- “Tabs” printed on the page edges
- Lots of extra information to help explain some stories
- The type is very easy to read
- Cons:
- All that well-spaced text means more pages. It’s heavy! Even so, I would probably spend a little more to get the hardcover version so it survived the use of a middle schooler.
- Notes: The translation is very reader-friendly, especially for this age. It would be frustrating to use this Bible to follow the readings at Mass, but I think it would be very good for personal reading.
