{"id":183,"date":"2011-10-03T05:31:31","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T05:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/aliteraryspirit\/?p=183"},"modified":"2011-09-15T01:36:42","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T01:36:42","slug":"spiritual-childrens-book-review-how-did-the-animals-help-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/aliteraryspirit\/2011\/10\/spiritual-childrens-book-review-how-did-the-animals-help-god.html","title":{"rendered":"[Spiritual Children&#8217;s Book Review] How Did the Animals Help God?"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"644\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"263\" height=\"200\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/aliteraryspirit\/files\/2011\/10\/6320-2T.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-186\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/aliteraryspirit\/files\/2011\/10\/6320-2T.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/301\/2011\/08\/2stars.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/301\/2011\/08\/2stars.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a>Purchase <a href=\"http:\/\/store.beliefnet.com\/amazon_store\/item\/159473044X\">How Did the Animals Help God?<\/a> from the <a href=\"http:\/\/store.inspiredfaith.com\/storefront.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Beliefnet Shopping Mall<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"375\"><strong>How Did the Animals Help God?<\/strong><strong><\/strong>By Nancy Sohn Swartz and Illustrated by Melanie Hall<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>Review: <\/strong>Board books\u2014with spiritual content\u2014are a rare find.\u00a0 How Did the Animals Help God? is a richly illustrated board book appropriate even for infants.\u00a0 The story is simple\u2014God created all living beings except humans and then asked the animals for help in designing our species.\u00a0 Each animal highlights a characteristic that mirrors their own strengths\u2014the whale says \u201cMake them big\u201d and the cheetah says \u201cMake them fast.\u201d\u00a0 After humans are created, God explains that they will help Him protect the earth.<br \/>\nWhile I liked the idea behind the story, there was an uneven tone to the writing.\u00a0 The original sentences were melodious and rolled off my tongue\u2014but they didn\u2019t work well alongside the biblical passages (which are written in an entirely different voice and are much harder for young children to grasp).<\/p>\n<p>I found myself improvising text to go alongside the lovely illustrations\u2014and that helped sustain my daughter\u2019s interest in this book.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"375\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"375\"><strong>Recommended For: <\/strong>Recommended for Christian parents and children under the age of 3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purchase How Did the Animals Help God? from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. 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