Publisher: Harvest House
Pages: 144
Source: NetGalley
Genre: Middle Grade Bible Stories
Award-winning writer and illustrator Sandy Silverthorne pairs biblical accounts with contemporary technology and culture. The result is a hilarious and informative blend of Bible lessons and modern-day applications. Kids ages 6 to 12 will instantly relate to Bible characters and eternal truths presented from a twenty-first-century kid’s perspective. Stories are introduced with improbable questions that will draw young readers in and stimulate their thinking. For example, what if…
Noah’s ark was a cruise ship?
Gideon vs. the Midianites was replayed as a video game?
Nehemiah’s rebuilding of Jerusalem was featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition?
These comical illustrations and thoroughly up-to-date retellings of Bible stories will captivate young minds and hearts while maintaining the integrity of the characters and message.
My Thoughts :
I loved this book. It is a wonderful way of getting kids to think about Bible Stories. It takes the Bible Story and asks a twisted question to make the reader think. At the same time it is giving the true story and where to locate it in the Bible.
I read a part of one of the stories to my mother. She reminded me of a time when I was eighteen and taught Children’s Church with her. We had this very age group. I had a ventriloquist puppet who told an introduction to our Bible Story. My nieces remember a time I was telling the David and Goliath story and “Johnny” called Goliath a basket ball player because of his height. The kids all knew he was a giant, yet when we talked about him being so tall he could have been the star on the basketball team they “got it”. I have to say that Sandy Silverthorne has come up with much better stories than I ever did. This is a book that is a must have for every family. It is one I plan on putting on my shelves at school. It is just twisted enough many kids who would not normally read it might pick it up.
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