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The Garden, The Curtain and The Cross [Carl Laferton]
The Garden, The Curtain and The Cross is a wonderful, child friendly Bible overview explaining that it is wonderful to live with God.
From before the beginning to the hope of the gospel it teaches the entire sweep of history from the perfection of Eden, through the banishment of the fall, to the erection of the temple, through the terror of the cross and on into the hope of in Jesus now being welcome to live with God and be his friends again.
It is a very clever book and uses language that children are very familiar with, the ideas of Keep Out and the explanation of Sin as wanting to live in a world without God in charge are very clear and accessible to young people.
This is a great gospel book for young children. Giving them a clear understanding of the grand narrative of the Bible is important and The Garden, The Curtain and The Cross is a wonderful tool with which to do that. I cannot recommend it enough and besides great content it is one of the most aesthetically pleasing children’s books I have read.