Telling the Gospel
70 stories about Jesus to read out loud
Bob Hartman
9780857216762
224 pages
SPCK Group
Overview
A companion volume to Telling the Bible. Bob uses the Gospel of Luke as a basis for 70 stories about Jesus, his birth, life, teaching, death and resurrection. Bob uses a wide variety of narrative forms to produce stories that will delight new Christians and Bible veterans alike. Each story is accompanied by an introduction explaining its particular place and function, with telling tips and questions. Some require audience participation: all are designed to entertain and inform. The book is produced in large clear print and strongly bound for prolonged use. The price includes a license to photocopy.
Author Bio
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 Atlanticfor over 30years with his books and performances, which bring togetherretellings of Bible stories and traditional tales from around the worldwith his own imaginative stories. His books are full of humour and insight, whilst his storytelling sessionsare exciting, engaging, dynamic – and aboveall, interactive! The Lion Storyteller Bible is used in schools across the United Kingdom as part of a Bible projectcalled 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 hugelypopular 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.
