Families
A story at bedtime, a map on the weekend.
Each child reads at their own level on their own profile. Parents see what was read and keep the controls in one place.
An illustrated Bible for iPhone, iPad & AndroidComing soon to the App Store & Google Play
Bible stories for every age
The oldest stories, for the newest readers.
Every story is written four times — for ages 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 and 13+ — with the passage it comes from, a hand-drawn map of where it happened, and something to do when the last page turns.
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Sermon on the Mount
Unexpected Blessings
Jesus spoke blessings for people who knew they needed God: the grieving, the gentle, and those eager to do right. He blessed the merciful, the pure-hearted, and the peacemakers. Even people mistreated for following him could have hope. God’s kingdom belonged to them, and their reward with him would be great.
Matthew 5:3–12
Contents
What’s between the covers
Six chapters, in the order this page tells them. Begin at the library, or turn straight to the one you came for.
4 reading levels 4 map journeys 22 trophiesStories download for offline reading
Chapter I · The Library
Take a story down from the shelf.
A growing library of Old and New Testament stories, each with its own illustrations and passage, and each reviewed by people before it’s published.
From the shelf · 6 of the 70 stories so far
Every story in the library (70)
Old Testament · 34
- The Creation
- Adam and Eve
- Noah’s Ark
- The Tower of Babel
- God Calls Abraham
- Sodom and Gomorrah
- Sarah and Abraham Welcome Isaac
- Jacob’s Dream at Bethel
- Joseph and His Brothers
- Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams
- Joseph Forgives His Brothers
- The Birth of Moses
- Moses and the Burning Bush
- Moses, Pharaoh, and the First Passover
- Red Sea Crossing
- Manna in the Wilderness
- The Ten Commandments
- The Fall of Jericho
- Deborah and Barak
- Gideon and the Three Hundred
- Ruth and Naomi
- God Calls Samuel
- David and Goliath
- David and Jonathan
- Solomon Asks for Wisdom
- Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath
- Elijah on Mount Carmel
- Elisha Makes the Axe Head Float
- Nehemiah Rebuilds Jerusalem’s Walls
- Esther Saves Her People
- Daniel and the Fiery Furnace
- Daniel in the Lions’ Den
- Daniel and the Lions’ Den
- Jonah and the Great Fish
New Testament · 36
- The Nativity
- The Wise Men Follow the Star
- The Boy Jesus in the Temple
- Baptism at the Jordan
- Temptation in the Wilderness
- Calling Disciples
- The Wedding at Cana
- Jesus and the Woman at the Well
- Jesus Heals the Paralytic
- Sermon on the Mount
- Faith of the Centurion
- Jesus Calms the Storm
- Jesus Raises Jairus’s Daughter
- Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
- Peter Walks on Water
- The Transfiguration
- The Good Samaritan
- Mary and Martha
- The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin
- The Prodigal Son
- Jesus Heals Ten Lepers
- Raising Lazarus
- Jesus Blesses the Children
- Jesus Heals Bartimaeus
- Zacchaeus
- Triumphal Entry
- The Widow’s Offering
- The Last Supper
- Crucifixion at Golgotha
- Resurrection in Jerusalem
- The Road to Emmaus
- Ascension near the Mount of Olives
- Pentecost: The Holy Spirit Comes
- Philip and the Ethiopian Official
- Saul Meets Jesus
- Paul and Silas in Prison
Bible story
The Tower of Babel
Genesis 11:1–9
- Pages
- 9 illustrated
Every story opens the same way.
- The cover
- The art it was drawn for, the passage it comes from and how long it runs — before the first page turns.
- The pages
- The whole illustration, with the text for the reader’s age beneath it and the verse it tells.
- The ribbon
- Bookmark where you stopped. Each reader in the family keeps their own place.
- Offline
- A downloaded story opens with no connection at all.
Chapter II · Four books in one
One story, four books.
A story here isn’t one text with a font-size control. Each age gets a complete edition — its own words, its own length, its own activities — written for that reader. Here is the same moment from Genesis 11, four ways.
Choose an edition by its ribbon
Ages 9–12 edition
The Tower of BabelGenesis 11:7–9
One Language, Then Many
As the tower rose, God confused the builders’ language, so that they could no longer understand one another. Without a shared language the work fell apart. The city was left unfinished, and the people were scattered across the whole earth.
Confident readers
- Ages 3–5Read aloud together
- Ages 6–8First chapter books
- Ages 9–12Confident readers
- Ages 13+Teens and grown-ups
Each reader’s profile has its own reading age. A grown-up can change it from the Parent Center.
Chapter III · Maps
Four journeys you can walk.
Each journey is a hand-drawn map with stops you open in order. Every stop leads back to the stories set there, and on to the activities and artefacts that belong to the place.
Jesus’ Ministry. Life, ministry, cross, resurrection and ascension.
- 1. Bethlehem: Birth in Bethlehem
- 2. Nazareth: Childhood in Nazareth
- 3. Jordan River: Baptism at the Jordan
- 4. Judean Wilderness: Temptation in the Wilderness
- 5. Sea of Galilee: Calling Disciples
- 6. Hillside near Galilee: Sermon on the Mount
- 7. Bethsaida: Feeding the 5,000
- 8. High Mountain: The Transfiguration
- 9. Mount of Olives: Triumphal Entry
- 10. Upper Room: The Last Supper
- 11. Golgotha: Crucifixion at Golgotha
- 12. Garden Tomb: Resurrection in Jerusalem
- 13. Mount of Olives: Ascension near the Mount of Olives
Chapter IV · The Curator
Places you can
turn around.
Locations on the map carry a three-dimensional model of the place — the lakeside town of Capernaum, the wedding village at Cana, the Roman harbour at Caesarea — alongside the people, artefacts and ideas the Curator collects for each story.
Every model belongs to a stop on a journey, so opening one is a way back into the story that happened there.
Model 3 of 6
Caesarea Maritima
The Roman port on the Mediterranean, with its harbour walls and ships at anchor.
Chapter V · Afterwards
Five ways back into the story.
Every activity belongs to the story just read and to the place on the map where it happened — so finishing one is a reason to open the other.
Quiz Master
Short questions on the story just read, with the reason behind every answer.
Word Builder
Names, places and key words from the passage, pieced together letter by letter.
Keen Eye
Find the story’s names and words hidden in a word search.
Color Artist
Colour a scene from the story.
Memory Maker
Match pairs to fix the story’s people and words in memory.
Milestones and finished journeys, kept as a record.
Progress and rewards
Nothing nags, expires overnight, or punishes a week away.
- Stories finished, minutes read, day streak and maps completed — recorded and shown.
- Twenty-two milestone trophies, stickers to earn, and stars to spend on collectible treasures.
Chapter VI · Who it’s for
Wherever a story is read together.
Teachers & homeschoolers
A lesson with somewhere to go.
Put the map on the board, read the same passage at different levels, and finish with a quiz that explains its answers.
Churches & small groups
Something to talk about afterwards.
Read together, look up the place, and use the story’s people, themes and memory verse to start the conversation.
How it’s made
Care for the stories. Care for the people reading them.
Reviewed by people
Stories and activities are reviewed by people before they’re published.
Written for an age, not shortened for one
Each reading level is its own edition — its own text, pages and activities.
Careful with sources
Stories are told with respect for the text, for tradition, and for what history can and can’t tell us.
At your own pace
No timers and no penalties. Read, put it down, come back. The story will wait.
Private by design
Reader profiles belong to the family, and privacy is designed in from the start.
The next chapters
What comes next.
More stories to read. More places to explore. More ways to bring it all to life. Here’s where we’d like to go next.
The next page is only the beginning.
01 Stories
A growing story library.
More Bible stories, told for every reading age — with different art styles offering fresh ways to see a familiar passage.
02 Maps
More places to explore.
New illustrated maps, routes and story locations, connecting the words on the page with the places where they happened.
03 Activities
More ways to play and learn.
More quizzes, colouring pages, puzzles and games to keep the conversation going after the last page turns.
04 Video
Stories in motion.
Animated stories and short videos to watch together — another way to spend time with the stories you love.
05 SparkTales
Beyond Storybook Bible.
Other SparkTales apps for curious readers, with new subjects, new worlds and the same care for storytelling.
Keep scrolling to turn to the next chapter
The last page
Read the first page together.
Storybook Bible is coming soon to the App Store and Google Play, for iPhone, iPad and Android.
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- Coming soon onGoogle Play
“Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.”
Genesis 15:5 · World English Bible