Noah's Cats and the Devil's Fire

The book Noah's Cats and the Devil's Fire by Arielle North Olson was quite an interesting book. It was based on the biblical myth/legend that the devil himself tried and succeeded at getting onto Noah's Ark. The devil himself went up to Noah and asked him if he could go on the ark to stay safe from the flood. Noah rejected his request and started getting the animals onto the Ark in pairs of 2. The devil with his magical powers turned himself into a mouse with fiery red eyes. The devil then jumped onto one of the lion's mane and hid there in order to get on the boat. The only reason that the devil wanted to get on the boat was to sabotage the ark and drown all the creatures. When the devil finally got onto the boat and into the feeding room he chewed through the bags of feed for the animals. When Noah came in to feed the animals and realized the food was all over the floor he just thought that someone had already fed them and left. This made the devil quite angry. Then he thought of a new plan. The devil started to chew a hole on the floor so that he would sink the ark. So what happened next? Did the devil succeed his devious plan? You will have to read the book to find out. I think that this book is a very good book for people of all ages to read. It teaches us about the things about the bible that often we don't know about.

The beautiful illustrations make this folktale come alive; it is a wonderful addition to any child's bookshelf.