The Bible Storybook: The Old Testament Volume 1

The Bible Storybook: The Old Testament Volume 1 is an illustrated children's hardcover by Josh and Sarah Sabey that retells the Old Testament from Genesis through Numbers for parents and children to read aloud together.

And this is how the world began—the world we live in now. It began with a new family. A broken rule. A man loving a woman so much he was willing to die with her. A woman making a difficult choice.

— from The Bitter, Tasty, Forbidden Fruit (Genesis 2–3)

Old Testament stories in Volume 1

Volume 1 opens the two-volume, 50-story Bible Storybook collection. Its stories are drawn from Genesis through Numbers, including the story of the Garden of Eden from Genesis 2–3.

How the stories are told

Each story pairs tender, honest narration with hand-drawn illustrations by Maddie Baker. The Sabeys write the people of the Old Testament as real, complicated humans, so a single reading gives children a story and gives parents something to talk about.

Volume 1 book details

Should I start with Volume 1 or Volume 2?

Start with Volume 1 to read the Old Testament in order. Volume 2 continues the same collection from Numbers through Malachi, so the two books together cover the whole Old Testament in 50 stories.