Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic

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Encouraging things like bravery and holiness are important, but most important is developing a personal relationship with the Triune God, which is simply not Bunyan's point here. Follow Jude, Eli, and Mercy as they seek to fulfill the King's commission and spread the good news of the Kingdom.

On top of the very readable text and the beautiful illustrations, the summary and the questions at the end of each chapter, make this resource (along with the previous two volumes), useful for family devotions, classrooms, as well as individual use. This is not a book that will be loved by everyone but it is a great introduction for the 10 and under crowd to the stories from a great classic and it is not painful for adults to read either.I mean, Pilgrim's Progress has both a novel and a popular magazine named after one of its locations, and one can't pretend to understand the arc of Little Women without knowing the gist of Pilgrim's Progress. All the same characters (as children) and same situations but written so that children can read and get a grasp of the wonderful work by Bunyan.

Every page of this book transforms into a vibrant tapestry of colors and visuals, inviting readers of all ages into a world brimming with delight and wonder. The kids are learning allegorical truth without even realizing it, and I have been shocked at many times during family devotions when the kids will say something like "Oh, that's like when little Christian talks to .Despite my theological drawbacks, I would read this version with children, with some discussion about the usefulness of the allegory in daily life. In this fresh, imaginative new edition, bestselling illustrator Joe Sutphin portrays the characters of Bunyan's tale as animals living in a woodland realm. However, while it was still good, I got a bit bogged down with Christiana’s journey in the second half of the book. Ages 6-12 are probably the best targeted age group (though, again, the truths are really profound and could be studied by teenagers as well). While the story itself was fun for my kids, and the illustrations were beautiful, I struggled with the theology.