Review: Donkey to the Rescue

Donkey to the Rescue

Written by Tim Dowley

Illustrated by Steve Smallman

Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Candle Books
ISBN: 1-85985-511-2

Summary/Back cover:
Children will love the bright illustrations and easy-to-read fun text in this delightful series of animal board books. Read about Donkey To The Rescue in this fresh retelling of the popular parable of the Good Samaritan.

My 2 year old was given this book from our Playgroup, run by one of the local churches - it tells of the parable of the Good Samaritan from the Donkey's point of view.  It is a board book, so lovely and sturdy for little people to read by themselves, and only a few pages long.

I like how, as with any parable, there is a "moral to the story" - which for this book is "We should help anyone who needs us - not just our friends."  Even if you're not religious, I think this is a good book for children, as it is a fun book to read, as well as having a pretty sensible moral at the end - I think most of us would agree that, even if we're not religiously inclined, we want to raise our children with many of the Christian morals - like helping other people when they need it.

My rating:  3.5 out of 5.  A cute wee book that only needs a short attention span to listen to.

Review written by Bronwyn