This book is for you if you are interested in how we, throughout history have changed the way that we present God to children. In great depth, this book shows how the earliest Children's Bibles had a very different way of telling the stories in the Bible to children and how the culture of the day affected what stories were told and how the information was presented. I feel that it is important to look at this today, in order that we are more careful about the theology that we present to young children; theology that can stay with them a lifetime.

This book is also beautifully illustrated, with pictures from many very old books and Bibles. Anyone that enjoys church history or history of childhood will appreciate the care and great effort put into this remarkable book.

I adore this book . . . Bottigheimer carefuly reviews the various editions of the Grimms' tales to look at how the Grimms edited the stories to fit their particular moral vision. The original edition was intended for folklore scholars, and had the tales in all their violent and sometimes strange glory. However, when editions were intended for children, the boys consistently were rewarded for bold behavior while girls were punished for it. This book will give you new insight into these classic stories.