Miriam and her brother Moses by Jean Marzollo/Exodus from Egypt by Mary Auld/Exodus by Brian Wildsmith

Rating: 8.5/10

Miriam: This is kind of  a fun book.  There is a little song to go with, and cute fishes on the bottom of each page making comments, but basically a young child's retelling of the Moses story.  I used it as part one in a three part story, each one starting at the beginning, and going a little further into the story.











Alternative:  The Moses Basket
by Jenny Koralek

We didn't enjoy this book as much.  I felt it took too many liberties with adapting the Moses story, and the text wasn't as engaging, but if you want an alternative for a slightly older age group or a child who doesn't want quite as "babyish" a book as the one listed above, this is a consideration.







Exodus from Egypt:

Rating: 7/10

This story we used as the second book.  It briefly touches on the story of Moses as an infant, and then goes into the plagues and the parting of the red sea.  Cartoon like in nature, it is another fun book for young children.










Alternative: Moses: the Long Road to Freedom by Ann Keay Beneduce

Again, a book older children might enjoy more than younger children, it gives an accounting of the 10 plagues of Egypt. 











Exodus:

Rating: 7/10

Takes the story one step further, and discusses the exodus, and then goes on to talk about the wandering in the desert.  


All three of these books can easily be read in one sitting, as can the first two alternatives.















Alternative: Angels Sweep the Desert Floor by Miria Chaikin

Again, another alternative to the book above, this one is much longer with more text and fewer pictures.  It describes Moses's trek through the desert and to the promised land, up until the time he dies, from the perspectives of the angles watching over him.  For time constraints, and a general not liking of the liberties taken in this book to describe what the angels did and said, we did not do this book, but it is an option.