Mary Jones & Her Bible

When the book stays focused on Mary, it is very inspiring, and a wonderful example is presented of treasuring God's Word. However, there is a tendency to drift off-topic down rabbit trails. There are several other characters that Mary encounters, like a schoolteacher, or the man she gets her Bible from, that the book will veer off after and give their entire life history, and it often detracts from the main story. I read this to my 8 and 6-year-old children, and they liked it well enough. It provided a good opportunity to discuss again how blessed we are to have God's Word easily available and to remind them that, even today, that's not true for many people in other parts of the world. I'll read this book again in the future with them and with my other children as they grow older, but it's not as good as I hoped it would be.

The story of Mary Jones and her love for God's Word produces thankfulness for having the Bible so available in all who read it. It will be one that the reader will never forget and will influence her all her life.

This was a great story . I read this to my kids years ago and it helped them realize how much the Bible should be cherished.

I first read this book when I was 10 and I never forgot it. I read it this year to my junior church kids and they loved it. Many asked for a copy for themselves. I highly recommend it for its lesson that the Word of God is more precious than gold.