Copyright 1997 Wendy E. Betts. Reproduction for personal and non-profit use is permitted only if this copyright notice is retained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission. Demarest's attractively slapdash illustrations feature the same boy and girl companions as before, and again use cleverly die-cut pages to add visual and tactile interest. Parents should be wary, however, as some of the cut edges are quite sharp.
Big dog likes to eat the mud.
Both text and illustrations are straightforwardly humorous, just right for toddlers. Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Busy, brightly colored pictures with crisp ink outlines accompany the silly segments. The traditional story is told in a simple, readable style, and the drawings show a cheerful and benevolent Noah. The pictures of the animals on, about and under the ark are a high point, with monkeys clinging to the sides, snakes slithering on the roofs and schools of brilliantly colored fish swimming in the waters below.