JONAH

JONAH. Illustrated by Keith Mitchel

I used this book this morning in Bible time with Callie and Isaac. We have been talking about some of the Old Testament Prophets, and it was Jonah's turn. As a kid I had a hard time understanding why Jonah didn't just go. After all, he had God with him. The pictures in this book helped to make Jonah's situation become more real. Jonah is portrayed as a mouse, the Ninevites/Assyrians as cats. Suddenly, the picture of how daunting this mission was became real to me. (It still doesn't negate the fact that God was with him!) The Assyrians were ruthless. Kurt Mitchell does a great job illustrating alongside text straight from the NIV Bible.