From Los Angeles comes this story of an ingenius new tool for teaching children about scripture: a talking bible.

Really.

From The Tidings:

Three years ago, St. Paul the Apostle parishioner Pamela Fischer woke up one morning in Los Angeles with a new vocation. The 48-year-old wife and mother of two St. Monica High School students and a college freshman art major had an idea for a book project.

“I felt an inspiration from the Holy Spirit to get together a Bible storybook for little ones,” said Fischer. Although she was a publishing neophyte, she wasn’t daunted by the challenge of producing a battery-operated Bible for pre- and early-readers. The recently-released book, which has been approved by the archdiocesan Office of Religious Education, is titled: “This Bible Talks! A Child’s First ‘Press & Play’ Bible Storybook.”

“You don’t question the Holy Spirit when you feel it strongly. In discernment, I felt very comfortable and at ease and at peace that this was something I should do,” said Fischer.

Continue at the link to find out how it came together.