The book, published in 135 languages, is an illustrated collection of Bible stories. It was first published in 1979, the International Year of the Child, to be a gift for children in Third World countries.
In that first year, Aid to the Church in Need printed and diffused more than 1 million copies in four languages: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
Shortly after the first editions were printed for Eastern European, African and Middle Eastern countries. Bishops around the world have requested the book, which is sometimes the closest thing to a Bible that children ever see.
This year Aid to the Church in Need hopes to print and distribute 1.3 million copies, including a Maya edition for children in Mexico.
