The Story of Jonah - Are You Kidding Me? (glossy cover) - Martin, Phillip
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I come from a long line of storytellers in my family. Grandma Arilla, Mama Jeanne, and Auntie Marge spent years teaching Children's Church and Sunday School. So, I'm fairly sure that I've heard most of the stories from the Bible. When I was in high school, I illustrated those stories as my mother told them in Children's Church. Every kid wanted to win the drawing at the end of the service. I added a little of my humor to Jonah's tale. The Bible says nothing about Jonah hating fish, but I merely suggested it would be funny if that was the case. (In truth, that part was more my feelings about…mehr

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I come from a long line of storytellers in my family. Grandma Arilla, Mama Jeanne, and Auntie Marge spent years teaching Children's Church and Sunday School. So, I'm fairly sure that I've heard most of the stories from the Bible. When I was in high school, I illustrated those stories as my mother told them in Children's Church. Every kid wanted to win the drawing at the end of the service. I added a little of my humor to Jonah's tale. The Bible says nothing about Jonah hating fish, but I merely suggested it would be funny if that was the case. (In truth, that part was more my feelings about fishing than Jonah's.) The Bible does speak about Jonah not being happy about God's love and grace for the Assyrians. It goes into a lot of detail. As I read it, I thought, "Are you kidding me? How can anyone complain about that?" Then, I realized that there was a kid's book just waiting for me to write and illustrate. The prophet Jonah lived somewhere around 750 B.C. The Bible never really says if he changed his mind about the Assyrians. But, in Mosul, Iraq, (present day Nineveh), the grave of Jonah was a sacred site for centuries. So, it appears that he stayed there for the rest of his life. I'm hopeful that he grew to love the people. The grave and the mosque covering it were destroyed by ISIS in 2014.
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You can find my books at this link: http://www.phillipmartin.com/books/books_children.htm Books by Phillip Martin include: "Pick Me!" Cried Arilla Once Upon West Africa Triple Gratitude with Assorted Monsters Anansi and the Market Pig Once Upon Southern Africa A Fowl Chain of Events The Bible as Simple as ABC Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy The Half Rooster The Stone at the Door Hark and Harold Angel Sing The Frog Princess The Day that Goso Fell A Show of Hands A Pack of Lies Once Upon East Africa The Kitty Cat Cried The Paramount Chief and One Wise Woman The Story of Jonah -- Are You Kidding Me? If It Is Truly Ours Little Friends Missing a Few Jewels