Little Pilgrim's Progress: The Illustrated Edition: From John Bunyan's Classic

by Helen L. Taylor; Joe Sutphin

Publisher:

Moody Publishers

, 2021

Overview

A classic work of literature, adapted for children and beautifully illustrated.

Perceiving the need for a simpler version of a timeless classic, Helen Taylor faithfully adapted John Bunyan’s allegory of the Christian life, The Pilgrim’s Progress, for young readers—hoping to bring its treasury of wisdom nearer to children’s hearts and minds. That version has sold over 800,000 copies! It preserves the original plotlines of Bunyan’s classic while telling the story of Little Christian and Christiana in a way that kids can understand.

In this fresh, imaginative new edition, bestselling illustrator Joe Sutphin portrays the characters of Bunyan’s tale as animals living in a woodland realm. Children will delight in the lavish illustrations, reading alongside their parents or interacting on their own with the timeless words and beautiful imagery that they discover on every page.

This book will help children see the trials and triumphs of faithfulness with fresh eyes, leading them to declare along with Christian, “I am going to the King!”

Praise for Little Pilgrim's Progress: The Illustrated Edition

“Little Pilgrim's Progress is a visual feast. On display, alongside a timeless story, is Joe Sutphin’s extraordinary art. Sutphin shows, once again, why he is at the zenith of living illustrators, somehow conveying profound beauty with an earnest simplicity that uses astonishing art to invite and bless, where so many can only alienate and alarm. If Joe Sutphin is creating, I am waiting. If Joe Sutphin is sharing, then I am in line to acquire and enjoy. He never lets me down.”
—S. D. Smith - Author of The Green Ember

“I can’t recommend highly enough! A must-read for every family—an exquisite, life-changing classic!”
—Ann Voskamp - New York Times bestselling author of The Broken Way

“This beautifully reimagined telling of John Bunyan’s spiritual classic is sure to delight both children and adults. The allegorical truths found in both John Bunyan’s and Helen Taylor’s versions have been well preserved and powerfully enriched by Joe Sutphin’s updated artwork. The thought, care, and detail that has gone into each gorgeous illustration is a treasure trove of subliminal profundity that’s on par with the best visual storytelling on the planet. Discovering or rediscovering this updated masterpiece, is sure to bring fresh encouragement to the reader’s and listener’s hearts and minds.”
—Nathan Engelhardt - Animator for Disney Animation

“Little Pilgrim’s Progress had an enormous impact on me growing up. This new edition, gorgeously illustrated by Joe Sutphin, is exactly the kind of soul food kids the world over need to be reading and rereading right now. These pages truly capture the beautiful struggle of living faithfully in times of darkness, and I’m confident that they will inspire every reader, young and old.”
—N.D. Wilson - Author of the Bestselling 100 Cupboards trilogy and the hit Netflix series Hello Ninja

Product Details

• Title: Little Pilgrim's Progress: The Illustrated Edition: From John Bunyan's Classic
• Authors: Helen L. Taylor, Joe Sutphin
• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 320
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9780802499011, 9780802420534, 0802420532, 0802499015
• Resource ID: LLS:9780802499011
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T17:03:15Z

About the Authors

HELEN LOUISA TAYLOR (1850–1929) was the daughter of a silk manufacturer in Derby, England. She excelled in her studies as the only girl in an all-boys school. Later she wrote for magazines and published several books, including Little Christian's Pilgrimage: The Story of the Pilgrim's Progress Simply Told (1889) and Christiana, The Story of the Pilgrim's Progress Second Part (1902). Many years ago Moody Publishers purchased the rights to both books, updated them, and created the bestselling Little Pilgrim’s Progress series.