Olive and the Great Flood is about the well-known story of Noah and the ark. But it's told from the point of view of the dove, who the author has named Olive.
This story is told completely in rhyme and, unlike many rhyming books, it isn't forced and the meter is perfect.
I absolutely love the illustrations by Kathleen Bullock because they show just what the author Connie Arnold portrays with her words. The two of them make a great team.
I'm sure kids will enjoy this book and I hope lots of Sunday Schools and Christian preschools get it for their libraries.
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Thank you for the lovely review, Jan! Hope my book will help lots of children learn the story of Noah and the ark as well as God's love and protection, and enjoy sweet Olive and her part in it.
Thanks for the great review. :) I have another one of Connie's books: Animal Mix-up and my daughter and I enjoy reading it. You are right, she is great with rhyme!
Margo, I'm glad you and your daughter enjoy Animal Sound Mix-up. Hope Olive and the Great Flood will also be enjoyed by children who like rhyming books.
Sounds great; glad to hear the rhyme and meter are perfect. It always bugs me when there's something off as you're reading. LOL
Thanks, Susan.
Susan, it really does take a great deal of work, changes and reading aloud to get the rhyme and meter just right. Input and suggestions from others really help too!
Once I was in an internet critique group and discovered the meter and even rhyme can vary from one dialect to another.
That's interesting, Jan. Critique groups are great!
Connie, that group was terrible so I soon left it, but most critiques groups are wonderful.
Jan, I have only been in one, and it was a group of GAP authors who were all wonderful.
Obviously they helped since your book is a good one.
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