B&H LifeWay Review

One Big Story Seek-and-Circle Bible Battles is a hardback interactive children's book that explores six major battles from Scripture, relating each of them to the passage presented in Ephesians 6: 10-19.


"God gives us what we need to stand strong against evil. Every day, we fight a spiritual battle. People and powers who are against God will fight against us, but we can be strong in the Lord. God calls us to put on the full armor of God so we can be ready to take the good news about Jesus into the world."

The book opens with a parent connection page discussing Romans 8:31-39, expanding the idea of God's people fighting enemies as they entered the promise land and Paul's discussion of fighting unseen spiritual battles.

Six pictorial battles are presented on 2-paged layout.
1) The Battle of Jericho
2) Israel vs the Five Kings
3) Deborah, Barak, and Jael
4) Gideon vs. the Midianites
5) David and Goliath
6) Judah Taken Captive

For each battle there is a scripture reference, 20 seek and circle items (you will need to purchase a dry erase marker), an armor of God "find" (the belt, the sword, the breast-plate, the shield, the helmet and the shoes), and a Christ Connection.

The positives are the Scripture references and the Christ Connection. I appreciate how B&H connects the Old Testament with Jesus and His ultimate purpose. The construction of the book is sturdy and the illustrations are colorful. The layout is easy for parents and kids to engage with the content.

The only drawback would be the "busyness" of the graphics. For some children, it could be a bit overstimulating.
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