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Looking At Parables From A Different Perspective
By Lisa M. Hendey, Fri Dec 9th
Looking at Parables from a Different Perspective Book Reviews –The Pig Who Shared and Donkey to the Rescue Reviewed by Lisa M.Hendey Newly released from Candle Books are two great little volumesfor preschool age children and their parents. Donkey to the Rescue is a charming little board book retellsChrist's parable of the Good Samaritan from Luke 15:11-31 fromthe perspective of the Samaritan's donkey, who was also alongfor the ride! The book places an emphasis on the emotions of thedonkey, which mirror the types of feelings young children gothrough on a daily basis: grumpy, hot, tired and perhaps not inthe mood to help out! Donkey and his rider take time out oftheir day to help a man in need, reinforcing the concept that weshould take time to be of service to anyone we encounter alongour path that might need a helping hand. The book contains areference to the passage in Luke where this story is told, toencourage parent and child to explore the Bible together.
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The Pig Who Shared is a board book children ages two throughfive. It looks at the story of the Prodigal Son, from a slightlydifferent perspective than the one you'll find in the Gospel ofLuke. The star of the book is Pig, who was always very greedyand didn't like to share. One day, Pig learns that there's a newhelper in town, who's come to feed the pigs. As the storyprogresses, Pig learns to share his food, and this new boylearns that he's made a terrible mistake, but that it's not toolate to say he's sorry. A reference to the original story in theGospel of Luke is given at the end of the story to encouragefamily bible reading. For additional information on The Pig Who Shared visithttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0825473020/catholicmomcom Lisa M. Hendey is a mother of two sons, webmaster of numerousweb sites, including http://www.catholicmom.com andhttp://www.christiancoloring.com, and an avid reader. Visit herat http://www.lisahendey.com
About the author:Lisa M. Hendey is a mother of two sons, webmaster of numerousweb sites, including http://www.catholicmom.com andhttp://www.christiancoloring.com, and an avid reader. Visit herat http://www.lisahendey.com
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