Dinner in the lions' den

I had mixed feelings about this book after reading it. I liked this book because it exposes children to a religion, Christianity. I think it is important for children to be exposed to different kinds of religions at a young age, so they can develop a tolerance and understanding of something

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different than what their beliefs are. This book is a simplified version of a story in the bible. I think that taking the stories out of the biblical context and use them as a teaching to what a religion is about rather than preach about it is a good way to expose children to these stories. I also really liked the illustrations in this book. The pictures looked like were drawn with a pen, and then filled in with paint. The effect was really pretty. What I did not like about this book was the way the story ended. I am not familiar with the stories in the bible, never having read it, but the ending still sits funny with me. David was in the den with the lions because of his belief in God, and having prayed, he was saved by an angel. The guards were then put into the cage and the book ends with the angel ringing a bell and announcing that it is the lion’s dinnertime. I really was not okay with this ending, and this is really the only dislike I had. For me, these multicultural books are going to be in a classroom to build understanding and tolerance, and the ending of this book validates that someone with a different religious view can be persecuted. The message of this story is to believe in God.

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