I have a 2 year old. Which means I am often called upon to read books over and over and over and over and…you get the idea. It means that we go through waves of obsessions with books then suddenly, they will be over and we’re on to something else. For instance, today I found myself making up a new song, to the words of Marvin K. Mooney Will you Please Go Now? And the best part was that my 2 year old was no where around, he was in fact napping. Which proves to you that I’ve been reading that book over and over and over…
So I’m not too fond of my 2 year old’s current book obsession. However, there’s one book that he has consistently enjoyed since about 8 months, asking for it a few times a week. It’s a board book and I haven’t reviewed a board book in a while, so I thought it was time.
No, No Noah! is a fun board book about a monkey who is very reluctant to join Noah and the other animals on the ark. He is worried that there won’t be trees to swing from and that he has to leave behind his home. He finally jumps aboard and finds that life is ok, and eventually God puts an end to the flood.
The story is written as a poem, filled with rhyming words and a good flow to the phrases. While it’s a toddler book, I found myself often being thankful for the time to sit and read this to my son as it was a good reminder to me. Noah says,
“Monkey, you must trust the Lord.”
And the message at the end…
When your day brings something new,
Think of Noah’s floating zoo.
Pray like Monkey swinging low,
God stays with you as you go!”
Author: Dandi Daley Mackall
Cloudy with a Chance of Books 