[4] Originally written in English, the books have been translated into French, German, Finnish and Spanish (as Las Bellas Historias de la Biblia).

[6] In a 1959 review, the Napa Valley Register said it was "beautifully illustrated with reproductions of an art collection valued at more than $500,000".

[8] The film director Cecil B. DeMille praised the books, writing to Maxwell, "If you have done nothing else with your life but make the Bible simple for children, you have not lived in vain.

"[3] Queen Elizabeth II and Ivy Baker Priest, the Treasurer of the United States, wrote "fan letters" to Maxwell about the books.

[3] The Queen added The Bible Story to the royal library so that Princess Anne and Prince Charles could read it.