Review: Paw of the Lion Resonates
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2013
Granny and the Monster in My Room (Granny, Magic and Me)This charming little book resonates on a couple of levels.First, it tells us what came before the famous confrontation of David and Goliath. Who was the young teen who challenged the warrior who so frightened the armies of Israel that they refused to fight? "The Lion and the Paw" gives us an answer - a shepherd boy who had earlier faced down a lion to protect his flock. In this sense the book absolutely foreshadows the fight at the Valley of Elah.The book also echoes many Biblical themes: the relationship of fathers with their sons, the triumph of unacknowledged virtue, the humility of real heroes and more. The book gets it done without preaching.I also love the way the author pulls children into the story by asking "what happens next?"Very well done and a good addition to any child's library.