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Pudge Ate a Prophet: A Big Fish Tale (God Can Use Me Series)

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Stories that help children feel good about themselves are not only enjoyable, but are important as well. One such book is "Pudge Ate a Prophet: A Big Fish Tale." This book is the first book in Kregel's "God Can Use Me" series.

This story stars Pudge, a fish, who happens to be larger than any of his fish friends. Because of his large size, his fish friends did not want to play with him. In fact, most of the time they weren't very nice. One day Pudge meets Jonah, a prophet, and carries out an important mission from God. He delivers Jonah to his destination by carrying him in his large fish belly! From that moment on, Pudge realizes that God made him different for a reason.

MyParenTime.com recommends this book -- it's a "feel good about yourself" story that children of any faith can relate to and enjoy. In addition, the large illustrations are bright and colorful. This story reminds me of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" -- none of his reindeer friends wanted to play with him because he had a nose that glowed. But in the end, Rudolph showed them that he was made different for a reason, and that he was indeed important.

Pudge Ate a Prophet: A Big Fish Tale is a fun retelling of the biblical story of Jonah. "Pudge" the whale, whose real name is Otis, grew up bring big (thus his nickname) and teased by the other kids at Flipper Elementary.

Pudge never understood the reason God had made him so large, until the day God introduced him to a prophet named Jonah and sent him on a special mission.

This 32 page hardcover book, released in February 2004 by Kregel publications, features delightful illustrations by Damon J. Taylor.

Pudge Ate a Prophet is a book that will help young readers and their parents appreciate what makes them special and unique. The book comes with helpful discussion questions and a guide for parents which will help families to "celebrate differences" and know that each of us has a unique purpose in life.

Engaging from the first word! This is a story I've heard and told MANY times, but from a totally different perspective, and I loved that. I curled up with my kids to read this book and they were mesmerized by the amazing artwork and hooked with the story. This is not your typical Bible story and it has an incredible lesson that is taught in in a very kid friendly way. It's a lesson we all need reminded of (no matter how old we are)... that God made us all a certain way for a certain reason and we need to love and accept ourselves and others, just the way we are. The authors were able to sneak in that all important reminder of obedience too! I also appreciated the objectives and discussion questions listed in the back, what a great learning tool to use with kids. I LOVED this book and I can't wait to see what's next in the series!

I have read countless variations of the Jonah story, but this is the first from the Fish's perspective!! Great story to reinforce that God made each of us for a reason, and that God can use each of us to accomplish his plan. Probably my favorite of Mr. Taylor's books due to the unique storyline and excellent illustrations.

I enjoyed this book from the cover to the end. The illustrations were extremely colorful. The prospective of Pudge was one I had never thought of before this book. The fact that everyone is important... even a Big Fish. The good feelings that a child can take away from this story and feel that they are important to God and His work are great. I would recommend this everyday but also as a self esteem booster.

Pudge is a fish who is "big for his age" and all his friends in the ocean make fun of him for his size. He wonders why God made him bigger than his friends, but he soon finds out. He swallows Jonah, who is trying to get away from God's command that he preach to the people of Nineveh. Jonah was going in the opposite direction and is tossed overboard when he is found to be the cause of the storm that has threatened the ship. God tells Pudge to swim back to Nineveh and spit Jonah out. After Pudge does this God thanks him for his help. The story also is a lesson for children that God has a purpose for everybody and that He doesn't like for us to make fun of anyone who is different, including overweight children. The illustrations are excellent. Reviewed by Sharon Cooper and J.Tom Cooper of Funseekers Radio Network.

This extremely colorful book is filled with unexpected unique illustrations. The additional characters in this book make reading it even more enjoyable than the story. The objectives and discussion questions included at the end of the book make it useful as an eductional tool for parents to help their young readers understand the story.