It's going to rain, and God tells Noah that he must make a boat to keep the animals safe. But Noah doesn't know how to make a boat. Only with the help of his grandson, Little Noah, is he able to figure it out. By the time the rains begin to fall, Noah and Little Noah have made the world's greatest vessel and filled it with two of every kind of animal. Children will revel in the fact that Little Noah, not the adult, is the one who solves the problem. This is a wonderfully inventive retelling of one of the oldest stories in the world, complete with Bernard Lodge's distinctive lino-cut illustrations.
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1. Noah's grandson helps him figure out how to construct a boat large enough to hold all the pairs of animals plus required food for an extended voyage. Noah's wife assists them in constructing the ark and collecting the animals. Then she and Little Noah entertain the creatures while Noah sleeps for 40 days and nights. Lodge's illustrations have a folk-art quality. White-haired Noah wears overalls. Mrs. Noah's white apron matches her dress cuffs and collar. The red ark with its yellow shutters calls to mind a well-tended barn. The book is a pleasant but unexceptional entry among the numerous retellings of Noah's familiar story.?Kathy Piehl, Mankato State University, MN
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews
Another attempt at the oft-told story of Noah's Ark. This handsomely designed lino-cut version, reminiscent of the early woodcuts of Blair Lent, sports a modern-day Grandfather Noah-- sort of a cross between Santa and Father Time. Alongside Noah is someone new to the old story, his grandson, Little Noah. This version emphasizes the step-by-step process of building a boat; human ingenuity is emphasized for all God will say is for Noah to ``work it out'' without divine plans or intervention. Little Noah comes up with the boat's shape and makeup, Noah with the boat's structure, and Mrs. Noah gets in on the act with a bit of cross-cut sawing and raising of planks. God provides Noah with a bit of shut-eye, while Mrs. Noah and Little Noah play ``I Spy'' aboard the ark. The biblical wickedness and consequent destruction and purging of the earth is omitted in this nearly secular account, leaving the tale without a context, yet replacing it with a folksy fable filled with levity rather than a moral. Diverting. (Picture book. 3-7) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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After working as a children's bookseller for a number of years I became a mother and began writing books myself. That was almost twenty years ago, and I have now had more than seventy books published. Board books, picture books, early reading books, novels for junior age, and one adult novel. I mix writing with teaching adults who want to write for children, and doing school visits where I try to enthuse the children about stories and books and their own potential as writers. It's a very enjoyable way to make a living!
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