Big Bible Stories for Little Hearts

As sisters-in-law with 5 young kids between us, we’re always texting each other to find a great parenting podcast, an easy dinner recipe, or the best wide leg jeans. One thing we couldn’t find? An audio Bible storybook that captured our kids’ imaginations. So we set out to create one! Chrissy poured her years as a lit major, English teacher, and Sunday school teacher into the words. Joy brought her experience as a songwriter, worship leader, and recording artist into the studio to narrate and produce the audio. We pray listening to these stories brings your family as much joy as creating them has brought us! Chrissy writes from her home in south Florida, where she lives with her husband and 3 daughters. Joy records from her studio in Tennessee, where she lives with her husband and 2 sons.

We believe that the story of Scripture is the greatest story ever told, and that as parents, we get the gift (and challenge) of sharing it with our children. All 5 of our kids are energetic and curious, so they were the perfect test audience: if we could retell Bible stories in a way that captured their attention, we knew other kids would love listening too! We started with the story of creation–Chrissy wrote and Joy recorded, adding sound effects and music. When we played it for our kids, they didn’t move a muscle, and when the story ended, they wanted to hear more! We knew we had to keep going and work our way from Genesis all the way to Revelation.

We imagine kids listening to these stories during meals or snacktime, as the soundtrack to car rides and coloring sessions, during times of independent play, or as part of a bedtime routine. We hope these stories will spark spiritual conversations and lead to meaningful discussions between kids and parents!

Yoto, to us, represents independence: kids select the card, navigate to their favorite track, and listen for as long (or as little) as they want. As we created these cards, we knew kids could pull that card out at any time, so we intentionally filled each moment with meaningful words, lively sound effects, and engaging music. When we hear that kids choose to listen to Big Bible Stories over and over again, we take it as a huge compliment!

We can’t write and record fast enough for all of the ideas we have! We’re currently working on Yoto card content for Easter, the Fruits of the Spirit, biographies of Bible characters, and more! Follow us on Instagram @bigbiblestories and subscribe to our newsletter by visiting bigbiblestories.org to stay in the know about new releases!