The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross: The true story of why Jesus died and rose again (Tales That Tell the Truth) (Gospel-centered Christian picture ... ages 3-6. Perfect year-round or for Easter)

This book is astounding! It presents the truth of Scripture as a poetic narrative. The pictures are stunning, and while the language is kid-friendly, it is powerfully written and impactful for me to read as an adult. I bought it for my kids, ages 3 and 5, for Easter. They LOVED it and requested to read it every night for a couple weeks, and it is still a favorite.

The Garden, The Curtain, & The Cross is a Christian children's picture book that condenses the entire story of the Bible into 33 pages. It starts with the Garden of Eden where everything was perfect and wonderful. There was nothing bad and nothing sad. And better yet, God was also there. Then Adam and Eve sinned and decided they didn't want God to be in charge. And they were kicked out of the garden. To show people they had to stay outside of the garden, God put angels in front of the garden as a big keep out sign. Now things were sometimes bad and sometimes sad. People continued to sin because they didn't want God to be in charge. And God said, "Because of your sin, you can't come in." The book states that God wanted the people to remember the wonderfulness of living with Him, so He instructed them to build a special building called His temple, where He would reside. This isn't entirely true. David had the idea to build a temple for God, and God agreed. Regardless, in the middle of the temple was a wonderful place where God was with nothing bad and nothing sad. And God told the people to put a big curtain that had pictures of angels on it as a big keep out sign. For hundreds of years, the temple curtain reminded the people that God said, "Because of your sin, you can't come in." It goes through Jesus's birth and dedication at the temple. And then discusses that because people still didn't want God to be in charge, they put Jesus to death on the cross. But Jesus had a plan. On the cross, Jesus took our sins. All the bad things we do, and all the sad things they cause, and the curtain tore. The big keep out sign was ripped up. Because Jesus died, we can go in! The book also discusses Jesus's resurrection and His invitation to everyone to come and live with Him in heaven. That's a shortened and simplified message of the gospel of Christ. It's written in a way that young kids can understand the message. I like that the positive pages are beautifully illustrated with vivid color. Whereas, the negative or sad pages are black, white, and sepia-toned. The contrast is visually striking. I only had minimal issues with the content of the book. The overall message was spot on. And this is an easy way to get children to hear and see that gosepl of Christ and the entire Bible message in an understandable format for their ages. The Garden, The Curtain, and The Cross gets 5 Stars from me. Have you or your child read The Garden, The Curtain, and The Cross? What did you think? Let me know! *Edit to add: I don't worry too much about whether or not this contains the entirety of the Biblical plan of salvation or that some details aren't entirely accurate because I will be continually teaching my children through the Bible and not children's books alone the gospel message. It's not like I will be consistently referencing The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross for my children as the message of Jesus. This is intended (on my part anyway) to be an introduction to the gospel message. My teaching will not start or stop with this book. Thus, I don't care too much about the inaccuracies, and I will take the opportunity to discuss inaccuracies with them as I feel they are ready for them.

A beautiful illustration for children and adults of God’s love.

Wonderful book! Kids stay engaged

I got this book to read to a 5 year old who was really concerned about the concept of why Jesus had to die for us. This book has beautiful illustrations and it explains salvation history very well in a way that children can understand. It can comfort sensitive kids by framing the sadness of the cross within God's loving purpose and the hope of resurrection. For Catholics - there's nothing in the story that inherently conflicts with Catholic doctrine— doesn't add extra-biblical elements that contradict teachings, and focuses on universal Christian truths (Jesus as Savior, the cross as redemptive, Easter joy).

This book took my breath away. The illustrations are beautiful. The story is accurate and told in a way that children stay engaged and understand the story. I have began to buy all the books in this collection. They do not disappoint.

I have four children who all love this book (myself included) and we read it every Easter season (x100). Beautiful illustrations and an accurate portrayal of the resurrection.

I have purchased this book on multiple occasions as gifts for baby showers and birthdays, and every single time I’ve gifted it I get a text of how amazing the book is for kids. I’ll continue purchase is because it is hands down the best children’s book out of all the ones in the market

Lovely illustrations and story, great for Easter. Our kids enjoy reading!

This is an amazing book to share the story of Jesus with children. It explains God's plan of salvation so beautifully for children to understand. I'm blown away with how the book summaries God's plan for us. Can't wait for my grandnephew to read it.

Amazing book!

This is superb writing and the pictures are very fun to look at for the kids.

I fell in love with this book as soon as I read it! So simply written and so solid theologically! A great resource for all ages.