The Play-Along Bible

Bob Hartman is a professional storyteller and award-winning children’s author of over seventy books. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but now lives in Wiltshire. He has been entertaining audiences on both sides of the Atlantic for over 30years with his books and performances, which bring together retellings of Bible stories and traditional tales from around the world with his own imaginative stories. His books are full of humour and insight, whilst his storytelling sessions are exciting, engaging, dynamic – and above all, interactive! The Lion Storyteller Bible is used in schools across the United Kingdom as part of a Bible project called Open the Book, and is regularly performed for over 800,000 children in more than 3,000 primary schools. He is well known for his hugely popular The Lion Storyteller collection, the Telling the Bible series, and the highly acclaimed picture books: The Wolf Who Cried Boy, Dinner in the Lions’ Den and The Three Billy Goats’ Stuff.   Susie Poole is the illustrator of many greeting cards and children's books. For Lion these include The Lion Storyteller Bible, The Lion Storyteller Bedtime Book and Sleepy Jesus.

Table of Contents
Letter to Parents 1
Turn On the Lights 2
Sky High 4
Land Ho! 6
Sun, Moon, and Stars – Oh My! 8
Splishy Splashy, Squawky Talky 10
In God’s Image 12
A Good Rest 14
The Sneaky Snake 16
Safe from the Storm 18
A Promise Kept 20
Jacob’s Journey 22
Joseph’s Jealous Brothers 24
Off to Prison 26
Pharaoh’s Dream 28
River Baby 30
A Bush on Fire 32
“Let God’s People Go!” 34
Big Wall, Big Fall 36
A New Start 38
Hearing God’s Voice 40
David Saves the Day 42
A Fishy Situation 44
Cool in the Furnace 46
The Lions Stay Hungry 48
A Special Message 50
Away in a Manger 52
The Saviour Has Been Born! 54
New Star, New King 56
Where Is Jesus? 58
Someone Special 60
Fishing for People! 62

Through the Roof 64
A Soldier’s Trust 66
No More Storm 68
Just Have Faith 70
The Huge Feast 72
A Walk on the Water 74
Runaway Sheep 76
Keep Searching 78
A Good Neighbour 80
Jesus Loves Children 82
Up a Tree 84
Clippity-Clop 86
Who Gave the Most? 88
The Cross 90
Alive Again! 92
Good-bye, Jesus! 94
The Holy Spirit Comes 96
Seeing the Light 98
Starting Anew 100
Memory Verses 102