We are not religious and I have optedmy children out of religion at school because where we live (abroad) you can choose between Catholic classes taught as truth by a priest and encompasses in first Communion preparation, or ethics lessons (which my children take) which include an overview of the major faiths but also a lot about self respect and respect for others, learning about big humanitarian issues like the plight of refugees etc.
Ethics lessons seem great but they don't cover the stories central to any of the religions at all.
Obviously this leaves a bit of a knowledge/ cultural capital gap...
So does anyone know of a book that presents the well known Christian (or even better but less likely also Jewish and Islamic) stories simply as stories, without doctrine?
Kids are age between 4 and 10. 4 year old can listen well to stories but does like a picture per story (though doesn't need the picture per few lines of text toddler fornat). The older kids like to listen to me read his bedtime stories so something pitched at infant school age (5-7?) would be ideal I guess!
Many thanks for any suggestions!