The Animals' Ark

This is a funny and awesome little book inspired by Noah's ark but from a totally non-religious perspective. It's incredibly witty, rhythmic, enjoyable, and well drawn

Summary: A very simplified version of what the animals on Noah's Ark might have done in order to pass the time during the Big Flood. The book itself is quite long (for a picture book) and each page is filled with colored sketches of various animals that were on the ark. The illustrations are casual, colorful, and cute and I loved how happy they all seemed to be.The problem that I had with this book is that there was NO mention of God or anything remotely religious. There are plenty of ways to tell the Biblical story in such a way that a child can understand it- so why not incorporate the lesson? I feel as though it is categorized under "Christian Religious Fiction" since there is really nothing tying it to any religion. The ONLY explanation I can think of as to why the book was done in this way is the author truly wanted to make it from the animals' point of view- meaning the animals didn't know anything other than "Oh, time to go on a boat since its raining" without understanding the how or why behind it. That being said, any parent looking for a sweet children's telling of the story of Noah and the Ark will be disappointed.