Books by Gertrude Hoeksema

3rd edition

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This Bible storybook is one of the RFPA's best selling publications!

Come, Ye Children has been a favorite of Reformed children for decades. A Christian school teacher and gifted storyteller, the author tells 198 Bible stories from Genesis to Acts in language easily understood by young children. Each story is true to scripture and includes a thought to remember and an illustrative drawing.

For this current edition, the pictures have been edited so that they no longer include pictures of Christ.

"All Christian homes, schools, and church libraries should definitely add this to their holdings." —Christian Observer

"Each story is scripturally sound and written from a Reformed perspective, with the covenant theme woven throughout." —The Outlook

• 606 pages
• hardcover
• ISBN 978-0-916206-27-7

The English version of this Bible storybook is one of the RFPA's best-selling publications! Now, you and your family can read Halikayo, Mga Anak in Tagalog, the most widely spoken language in the Philippines. 

Come, Ye Children has been a favorite of Reformed children for decades. A Christian school teacher and gifted storyteller, the author tells 198 Bible stories from Genesis to Acts in language easily understood by young children. Each story is true to scripture and includes a thought to remember and an illustrative drawing.

• 573 pages
• hardcover
• ISBN 978-1-944555-51-1

The second series, Show Me Thy Ways (Grades 4-6), teaches the same material as Suffer Little Children, but on a more advanced level, and consists of a student text and a workbook for each grade.

Show Me Thy Ways Textbook (Grade 4) 372 pages, hardcover

Show Me Thy Ways Student's Workbook (Grade 4) 71 pages, paperback

Show Me Thy Ways Textbook (Grade 5) 372 pages, hardcover

Show Me Thy Ways Student's Workbook (Grade 5) 75 pages, paperback

Show Me Thy Ways Textbook (Grade 6) 338 pages, hardcover

Show Me Thy Ways Student's Workbook (Grade 6) 74 pages, paperback

Read a review by Jennifer King (Worth a Bowed Head)!

What others are saying about these books:

"I have been homeschooling now for 19 years. When our family first started homeschooling we bought a package curriculum from a company named Covenant Home. Included in that package was the Gertrude Hoeksema curriculum. We have used it in our home for years. I now own a small business that provides a one day per week enrichment program for homeschooled students (K-8th). We will be using the curriculum this year in one of our classes during the Bible lesson. I was so thrilled to discover that [the RFPA] carried exactly what I was looking for!" -Jenny Watts, The Friday Program

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Textbook for Grade 4 covers Genesis 1 through 1 Samuel.

• 372 pages
• hardcover 
• ISBN 978-0-916206-35-1

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Textbook for Grade 5 covers 2 Samuel through Malachi.

• 372 pages
• hardcover 
• ISBN 978-0-916206-40-6

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Textbook for Grade 6 covers the intertestamentary period and New Testament history in the Gospel and Acts.

• 338 pages
• hardcover 
• ISBN 978-0-916206-44-4

What others have said about this book:

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Workbook for Grade 4 covers Genesis 1 through 1 Samuel.

• 71 pages
• paperback
• ISBN 978-0-916206-36-X

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Workbook for Grade 5 covers 2 Samuel through Malachi.

• 75 pages
• paperback
• ISBN 978-0-916206-41-6

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Workbook for Grade 6 covers the intertestamentary period and New Testament history in the Gospel and Acts.

• 74 pages
• paperback
• ISBN 978-0-916206-45-9

"I have been homeschooling now for 19 years. When our family first started homeschooling we bought a package curriculum from a company named Covenant Home. Included in that package was the Gertrude Hoeksema curriculum. We have used it in our home for years. I now own a small business that provides a one day per week enrichment program for homeschooled students (K-8th). We will be using the curriculum this year in one of our classes during the Bible lesson. I was so thrilled to discover that [the RFPA] carried exactly what I was looking for!" -Jenny Watts, The Friday Program

The first series, Suffer Little Children (Grades 1-3), consists of teacher's manuals for each grade and workbooks for Grades 2 and 3. Textbook 1 includes an introduction to the series, which provides a basis and approach for teaching Scripture, as well as practical tips on storytelling and other teaching aids.

Suffer Little Children Textbook (Grade 1) 347 pages, paperback (no accompanying workbook)

Suffer Little Children Textbook (Grade 2) 195 pages, paperback

Suffer Little Children Student's Workbook (Grade 2) 57 pages, paperback

Suffer Little Children Textbook (Grade 3) 204 pages, paperback

Suffer Little Children Student's Workbook (Grade 3) 56 pages, paperback

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This Grade 1 textbook covers the material of Genesis 1 through 1 Samuel 31. There is no accompanying workbook because on this level, the students do not have the skills to use one. The teacher will find all the lesson suggestions in the teacher's manual. 

• 339 pages
• paperback
• ISBN 978-0-916206-16-5

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This textbook for Grade 2 covers the material of 2 Samuel through Malachi.

• 189 pages
• paperback
• ISBN 978-0-916206-18-1

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This Grade 3 textbook begins with a lesson on the intertestamentary period that explains the transition from the Old to the New Testament and then covers New Testament history in the Gospels and Acts.

• 200 pages
• paperback 
• ISBN 978-0-916206-20-3

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Workbook 2 (second grade) covers 2 Samuel through Malachi.

• 55 pages
• paperback 
• ISBN 978-0-916206-17-3

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This Grade 3 workbook begins with a lesson on the intertestamentary period that explains the transition from the Old to the New Testament and then covers New Testament history in the Gospels and Acts.

• 54 pages
• paperback 
• ISBN 978-0-916206-21-1