Prolific
Author Eileen Spinelli Pays Homage to Noah’s Ark in an Adorable New Book for
Children
“A respectful, exploration of the power of a child’s
imagination”—Publisher’s Weekly
My review:
This is a sweet little book about the imagination of a young girl who hears a prediction of rain and begins to build her ark "...just like Noah. Well, not just like Noah." The illustrations show Nora's actual boat and her imaginary boat. It is so fun to watch how she recreates her ark with spiders, goldfish, cats, toy monkeys and various other oddities. And in the end when the rainbow appears, she is joyful just like Noah. This is a precious little book that shows children that imagination can take you anywhere and it's especially fun to make a Bible story come alive!
Author and poet Eileen
Spinelli has written more than 40 celebrated books for kids. Now she’s using her talent to reimagine a
favorite Bible story in the new children’s book, NORA’S ARK (Zonderkidz;
$14.99; February 2013).
With beautiful watercolor
artwork designed by award-winning illustrator Nora Hilb, NORA’S ARK introduces an ambitious young girl who attempts to
recreate the biblical story of Noah’s Ark in her own backyard.
When the local weatherman
predicts rain, Nora decides to follow in the footsteps of Noah and build a
makeshift ark. To fill it, she invites her
baby brother, Franky, her pets, and her best friend, Lily, to seek shelter from
the storm.
Unlike Noah,
however, Nora lacks the tools and resources to create a massive structure
comparable to the one in the Bible.
Instead, working with what she finds in her family’s home, the little
girl improvises. She locates a broken
attic chair, two dusty wooden boxes and pieces of an old fence, incorporating
them into her design.
While Noah
welcomed aboard two of every animal, Nora welcomes two spiders, two goldfish,
two cats and two toy monkeys.
Spinelli
poetically compares the stories of Noah and Nora, alternating between the grand
construction of the Biblical ark in Nora’s imagination and the work she's doing
in her backyard, assisted by Hilb’s charming illustrations.
Dubbed by Publisher’s Weekly as an “homage to the
joy of creative play and storytelling,” NORA’S
ARK is an endearing interpretation of the sacred Bible scripture, capturing
the innocence and charm of inventive little dreamers everywhere.
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR: Eileen Spinelli is a poet and the author of more than 40 books for
children, including I know It’s Autumn,
Thanksgiving at the Tappletons,’ and
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch. She lives in Wayne, Pennsylvania with her
husband. www.eileenspinelli.com
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR: Nora Hilb is an Argentina native and award-winning
illustrator of dozens of children’s books including Slither Slide, What’s Outside? and Leo’s Tree. Hilb lives in Buenos Aires. norahilb.blogspot.com
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