Elijah, Elisha and Jonah

{ELIJAH}

The Bodacious, God-Trustin' Prophet, Elijah! by Charlotte Wheat
Elijah by Carine MacKenzie
Elijah by Vince Stone
Elijah by Mike Thaler
The Gift of Wisdom by Steven E. Steinbock
God, Please Send Fire! by Marilyn Lashbrook
Journeys with Elijah by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Remembering the Prophets of Sacred Scripture by Marianna Mayer
Why Did Elijah Hide? by Pauline Youd

* Read some of the stories of Elijah out of the Bible or your favorite collection of Bible stories.
* Have the kids act out some of the stories of Elijah.
* Have the kids pick their favorite of the stories of Elijah and make their own illustrated book of that story.

{ELISHA}

Adara by Beatrice Gormley
Don't Stop - Fill Every Pot! by Marilyn Lashbrook
Elisha, the Miracle Prophet by Elaine J. Fletcher
The Gift of Wisdom by Steven E. Steinbock
The Lady of Shunem by Marion Milton
A Little Jar of Oil by Patricia L. Nederveld
One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven by Patricia L. Nederveld

* Read some of the stories of Elisha from the Bible or your favorite Bible story book.
* Have the kids act out some of the stories of Elisha.
* Have the kids pick out their favorite story of Elisha and make an illustrated book about it.

{JONAH}

A Big Fish Story by Patricia L. Nederveld
The Book of Jonah by Niko Chicheli
The Book of Jonah by Peter Spier
Icky, Sticky, Hairy Scary Bible Stories by Jonathan Schkade
Jonah and the Big Fish by Kelly Pulley
Jonah and the Two Great Fish by Mordicai Gerstein
Jonah and the Whale (and the Worm) by Jean Marzollo
Jonah's Journey to the Deep by Mother Melania
The Journey with Jonah by Madeleine L'Engle
A Special Fish for Jonah by Andy McGuire
Whoops! by Mary Manz Simon
Wrong Way, Jonah! by Kay Arthur

* Read through the story of Jonah from the Bible.  Have the kids picture-journal as you read, illstrating the story as you go.
* Make some puppets for the kids to act out the story of Jonah with.
* Discuss the reality of being stuck in a fish's belly for 40 days.  How do the kids believe Jonah survived such harsh conditions?  Why?

Saul, David and Solomon

{SAUL}

Blood and Honey by Tony Robinson
King for Israel by Penny Frank
The Story of King Saul and King David by Lore Groszmann Segal
Story of Saul the King by Helen Waddell

* Read some of the stories of Saul from the Bible or your favorite Bible story book.  Have your kids illustrate the stories themselves.

{DAVID}

Bing! by Mary Manz Simon
Dahveed, Yahweh's Chosen by Terri L. Fivash
David by Barbara Cohen
David and the Giant by Emily Little
David and the Giant by Jean Marzollo
David and the Giant by Kelly Pulley
David and God's Giant Victory by Dennis Jones
David and Jonathan by Elaine Ife
David the Shepherd Boy by Enid Blyton
I May Be Little by Marilyn Lashbrook

* Act out the story of David and Goliath.
* Make your own slingshots.  Go out, collect stones and practice shooting at a tree or target.
* Read more stories about David from the Bible or your favorite Bible storybook.

{SOLOMON}

King Solomon and the Bee by Dalia Hardof Renberg
King Solomon and His Magic Ring by Elie Wiesel
King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba by Blu Greenberg
King Solomon Figures It Out by Sari Steinberg
Mouse in Solomon's House by Mack Thomas
One City, Two Brothers by Chris Smith
Solomon's Golden Temple by Penny Frank
Stories of King Solomon by Lillian S. Freehof
The Two Brothers by Neil Waldman
The Wisdom Bird by Sheldon Oberman
Solomon and the Ant by Sheldon Oberman

* Read through some of the Proverbs of the Bible and have each child make an anthology of their favorite proverbs.
* Search the internet for pictures and layouts of the temple Solomon built for the Lord.

Gideon, Samson and Samuel

{GIDEON}

Gideon by Carine Mackenzie
Hurray for the Lord's Army by Mary Manz Simon
The Man Who Won without Fighting by Yvonne McCall
Men of the Bible by Duncan McLaren

* Read the story of Gideon from the Bible or your favorite collection of Bible stories.
* Act out the story of Gideon.

{SAMSON}

Samson by Jerry A. Novick
Samson and Delilah by Darcy Weinbeck
Samson and Delilah and Other Old Testament Stories by Victoria Parker
Samson and His Strength by Alice Joyce Davidson
Samson's Secret by Loyal Kolbrek
Son of Samson and the Judge of God by Gary Martin

* Read the story of Samson out of the Bible or your favorite collection of Bible stories.  Then read one of the Son of Samson books and discuss whether the book gave you any theoretical insight into Samson's story.
* Get haircuts!

{SAMUEL}

A Baby for Hannah by Patricia L. Nederveld
Samuel, Samuel by Patricia L. Nederveld
God Speaks to Samuel by Penny Frank
Samuel God's Helper by Julie Smith

* Read the story of Samuel out of the Bible or your favorite collection of Bible stories.
* Talk about (and perhaps journal) all the different ways you can sense the reality and presence of God.  Can you hear, taste, smell, see. . . ?

Israelites ~ Slavery and Freedom

{JOSEPH}

Egypt: The Years from Joseph to Moses by Anne de Graaf
Joseph - God's Superhero by Kay Arthur
Joseph and the Hebrews in Egypt
Joseph and the King of Egypt by Penny Frank
Joseph and the King of Egypt by Tim Wood

* Read and illustrate stories about Joseph from the Bible.
* Make a coat of many colors like Joseph's.

{MOSES}

The Life and Times of Moses by Jim Whiting
Miriam and Her Brother Moses by Jean Marzollo
Moses by Leonard Everett Fisher
The Moses Basket by Jenny Koralek
Old Testament Days by Nancy I. Sanders

* Read and illustrate stories about Moses from the Bible.
* Complete an activity or two from Old Testament Days.

{PLAGUES and THE EXODUS}

Exodus by Brian Wildsmith
The Jewish Children's Bible: Exodus by Sheryl Prenzlau
Moses the Leader by Carine Mackenzie
Moses and the Plagues by Catherine Storr
Plagues in the Palace by Bradley Booth
The Ten Plagues of Egypt by Shoshana Lepone

* Make a Ten Plagues poster or notebook together.
* Act out the story of the Passover.

Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

{ABRAHAM}

Abraham - God's Brave Explorer by Kay Arthur
Abraham, Sarah and Isaac by Joanne Bader
Abraham's Big Test by Becky Lockhart Kearns
Abraham's Search for God by Jacqueline Jules
Count the Stars by Patricial L. Nederveld
Sarah Laughs by Jacqueline Jules
God Calls Abraham. . . God Calls You by Melinda Kay Busch
Old Testament Days by Nancy I. Sanders
Sarah and Abraham by Mackenzie Carine
Why Did Sarah Laugh? by Pauline Youd

* Read from the Bible some of the stories of Abraham.
* Complete a project from Old Testament Days.
* Sit out and star gaze tonight.  See if you can count the stars in the sky.

{ISAAC}

Drink of Cold Water by Betty Smith
Isaac Blesses Jacob and Esau by Stephanie Hovland
The White Ram by Morticai Gerstein

* Read from the Bible some of the stories of Isaac.
* Act out the story of Abraham almost sacrificing Isaac.

{JACOB}

Jacob and Esau by Mary Auld
Jacob and Esau by Penny Frank
Jacob's Dream by Bryan Davis
Jacob's Ladder by Sekiya Miyoshi
Jacob's Ladder by Virginia Mueller

* Read from the Bible some of the stories of Jacob.
* Make some of Jacob's Red Stew.
* Make a ladder with sticks and twine as a reminder of the story of Jacob.