Books with title JONAH: AND THE WHALE

A classic Bible story retold with beautiful illustrations in a large landscape format, perfect for reading aloud.Jonah's adventures are told in a simple but exciting style in this elegant, beautifully illustrated board book. This extra-large format story book is a perfect size for sharing with young children, and makes an ideal gift. The book also features a note for parents, to help them get the most out of the story. In this story with a moral, God forgives Jonah and gives him another chance. Will God do the same for the people of Nineveh?

Tiny Bible Tales, a new series of board books, shares the stories of the Bible's bravest heroes. With gentle, rhyming text, this book tells the tale of Jonah getting swallowed by the great whale. And with illustrations depicting these heroic Biblical characters as children, readers can easily put themselves directly in the story.Little Jonah hears God say,Help the people to obey.After Jonah sets sail against God's command, he finds himself in the belly of a great whale. Trapped there for three days and three nights, he learns a valuable lesson in forgiveness.

Can a whale talk to a human? Willa thinks so . . After losing her mom, Willa is grieving and having a hard time living with her dad and his new family on an island off the coast of Washington State. Her dad tries to cheer her up by taking her whale watching, something Willa's mom used to do. While all the passengers are on one side of the boat, Willa encounters a humpback whale on the opposite side. Willa feels so lonely that she starts to talk to the whale and the whale talks back! The whale, named Meg, quickly becomes a trusted friend and confidante Willa can speak to whenever she's by the ocean. Meg offers sound advice Willa needs about dealing with a nemesis at school and trying to figure out why her friend Marc is keeping secrets about his family life. Before the story ends, it will take all of Willa's courage and connections to tackle a problem that's as big as a blue whale!

People continually debate whether Jonah was swallowed by a fish or a whale, or whether the story really happened. Certainly God is capable of creating a special creature for such a purpose, and Jesus himself referred to Jonah during His time on earth. But debates aside, what is most important about this story is God’s wonderful mercy for everyone, even those that turn their back on Him.

Oh sure, we’ve all heard the story of Jonah and the whale a hundred times. But have we heard it from the perspective of the whale? The one who actually had Jonah stuck in his stomach? Part of the Their Side of the Stories series, The Whale and Jonah imagines how that great sea creature might tell his version of the story and offers an important lesson in obedience. Plus the Parent Connection feature helps parents and kids further discuss the message behind the original Bible story. Kids ages 4 to 8 will love this creative way of learning about that guy who was supposed to go to Nineveh. And don’t miss the other rollicking Bible stories in this series: The Raven and Noah, The Frog and the Plagues, The Lion and Daniel, and The Donkey and Jesus.

2017 ECPA Christian Book Award Winner (Children category)There is always another side to a story! In this fresh presentation of the story of Jonah and the fish, bestselling children’s author Dandi Daley Mackall has written a creative two-sided flip book. Designed to tell the same story twice from two different, biblical points of view, the book allows the reader to enjoy the story of Jonah and then literally flip the book to read the story from the perspective of the fish. Utilizing humor, adorable illustrations, and an innovative format, these books provide readers with the added bonus of two books in one.