Princess Stories: Real Bible Stories of God's Princesses

From time immemorial little girls have loved pretending to be princesses even though their chances of actually becoming such have always been virtually nil. In recent years it has become fashionable to fret about such things (something of an overreaction IMHO), but assuming you have reason for concern, what can you do? Well, you can rant and rave and deny your daughter certain playthings, which will only make her cry and desire them all the more, or you can do something constructive. This book offers a marvelously constructive alternative for Christian parents of young daughters. Christianity teaches that ALL of us have the opportunity to become adopted sons and daughters of God the Father by accepting the sacrifice of His Only Begotten Son as payment for our sins. Thus, accepting God as our King, we become princes and princesses. This book gently makes this point by retelling in three pages each of simplified language the story of 29 "princesses by faith" from the Bible (the 30th princess is the story of YOU or rather, your daughter). Each story begins with verse references so you can look up the original story in your Bible, followed by a four line verse in the pattern of "Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who was the _____ princess of all?..." Three pages of story follow, then a memory verse, then a page of three questions to ponder. Each Bible "princess" has an attribute emphasized in the story: Eve was the first princess; Sarah, the surprised princess; Rahab, the brave princess; Ruth, the loyal princess; Abigail, the peaceful princess; Esther, the daring princess; Mary, Jesus' Mom, the obedient princess; etc., and the text is complimented by Sergey Eliseev's gorgeous artwork. About the only complaints I've heard from other Christians is that the book is too pink and the illustrations, too cute. Um, OK, but pink really isn't a Satanic color, no matter what I or other fathers of daughters have been overheard to mutter, and cuteness is not Evil, though in overdose it can cause dizziness in the average male (Just sit him down in his favorite chair, pop in a DVD with lots of explosions, and he'll be fine). Note: All Biblcal quotations included are from the New Living Bible. Note: A board book version adapted for younger girls is also available, somewhat unfortunately titled My Princess Bible , as yet unexamined by me, which appears to have been the victim of an externally organized campaign of hate-filled ranting one star reviews by anti-Christian bigots. The two star reviews on the other hand appear to be honest critiques written by people who regard the attempt to make use of princess imagery as compromising with the world. I respectfully disagree, as I also respectfully disagree with those who say the same about Christian Rock & Roll.

I got this book as a gift for a 7 year old. The book is much thicker than I expected AND it has 2 pages of table of contents so there are way more women of the bible portrayed than i thought. I love how this teaches little girls that God loves them and has an important mission for each of them. It helps girls resonate with the Bible "princesses" based on their highlighted characteristic. A very amazing book that the kids can grow with and understand better throughout the years. Also, guided questions to make the story time more interactive.

Our family really loves this book - I bought it for my 5-year-old daughter more than a year ago and she still asks us to read it together all the time. The illustrations are simple but lovely, really capturing the imagination of a girl who loves beautiful things, and we often use the devotional questions, as there are just 2 or 3 and they do a nice job of applying the princess’s story. I also love the variety of stories and the character traits they illustrate. We’ve bought a copy for a friend and recommended the book to many others. Such a good find!

I got this for my seven year old who wanted a similar book that was for slightly older readers. I love, love, love this book that it is age appropriate and a similar concept to the book she had wanted but this one is based on biblical women only so I can feel comfortable with her reading it. We read the first few pages and it is so adorable and encouraging for young female believers like my girl. She was over the moon about the book and super excited to sit down whenever she can to read through it. She also noticed the page about herself in the Table of Contents and liked that a lot. Highly recommended for young girls.

This was such a great purchase! I Absolutely LOVE the book and my favorite part is how accurate it is! Nothing is fantasy, but rather real life stories! I had it shipped to Japan and let me just say, it was so worth the extra shipping cost. I would recommend this to anyone with young to tween girls in mind. I have it to a 12yr old who adores it and reads it ALL the time. ❤️ Perfect gift!

I was very happy with this book. For Christian parents of daughters, it is a nice quality book that celebrates different qualities in "God's Princesses" throughout the Bible. Each "princess" story is about 4 pages long, beginning with a cute rhyme, then telling the story, and ending with a few application questions for the reader, which make it a great book to read in sections at bedtime (or whenever you have a few minutes of reading time). The book handles difficult subject matter with accuracy to the biblical accounts but appropriately for young audiences (for example, the story of Hagar). I think my daughter (age 5) will love it, because it is pink and princess-y, and I will be happy to read it to her, because it has educational and character substance. Kind of like when you find a food your kid loves to eat that is actually really good for them. :-)

I love the idea of this book! Love how it entices little girls in love with Disney into the lives of God's daughters ans true princesses, heirs to His kingdom! So lovely that there are little princesses representing cultures from all over the world on the pages. It's wonderful to see every story point back to Christ and God's plan and His glory. There are even questions and applicable Bible verses to spark thought and conversation with your little princesses at home. The only reason I can't give it 5 stars is that every single one of the Biblical princesses is white. I really like the artistic style and obviously the artist was thinking about different ethnicities when it came to drawing the little girls on each page, I just wish that could've carried over into the Biblical princesses who were almost certainly all very dark skinned. I would love to see those changes in a new edition. Everything else is fantastic.

I’ve been reading through this book with a little girl I babysit (age 8) after gifting it to her for her birthday! She loves it. The design is very appealing to that age and the writing is good! It helps her learn about God through the eyes of women and has sparked good conversations between us! Highly recommend this sweet storybook!