The king becomes angry with Tobias's father and makes life for his family very difficult, but when a stranger possessing magic and wisdom enters his life, things begin to take a turn for the better, in a retelling of a story from the biblical Apocrypha.
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3?A lively retelling of the book of Tobit from the Old Testament Apocrypha. When the righteous Tobit is stricken with blindness, he sends his only son to collect a debt to support the family. Accompanying Tobias and his dog is Azarias, who turns out to be the angel Raphael. The angel helps the young man overcome a demon so that he may marry the lovely Sarah, and he also provides a cure for Tobit's blindness. Tobias's dog is the narrator, and the animal expresses incredulity at some of the wondrous twists of the tale that the humans accept in the course of events. The flat perspective of Merriman's watercolor paintings lends a cartoon feeling to the story at points. The landscapes, clothing styles, and patterned borders evoke the Middle East. Together, the author and illustrator weave the folk and religious elements of the original text into an intriguing interpretation of a little-known but exciting tale.?Kathy Piehl, Mankato State University, MN
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews
Mark (Fun With Mrs. Thumb, 1993, etc.) offers a story from the Apocrypha, a collection of biblical books included in ancient versions of the Old Testament, about a young man who saves his family from destitution with the assistance of an angel. Tobias and his family have a good life until his father, Tobit, falls out of favor with the king and their worldly goods are seized. Impoverished and then blind, Tobit sends Tobias to collect money he has left with a friend in a faraway city. On the way, Tobias meets Azarias, who instructs him in matters that don't yet make sense (especially to Tobias's dog, who narrates in a falsely humble, rather skeptical manner). In the end, Tobias returns with the money, a new bride, the means for restoring his father's eyesight, and the understanding that his good fortune has been engineered by the angel Raphael, who appeared to him as Azarias. This simple story and its flashes of humor may have relevance for religious collections, although even the most devoted will want to offer caveats about the dangers of trusting strangers--even angelic ones. Newcomer Merriman creates sand- colored, unfussy paintings, with eccentric perspectives and idiosyncratic faces and features. (Picture book. 4-8) -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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