Stink Bug Saves the Day!: The Parable of the Good Samaritan

by Bill Myers, Andy J. Smith (Illustrator)

This retelling of The Good Samaritan teaches the importance of being a good friend. Mom and Pop Roly Poly and their little Rolies, Junior and Sissy, find themselves face-to-face with some biker flies. It looks like big trouble for Pop! Will anyone stop to help him? Someone will---the last person anyone expects.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2008

About the author

Bill Myers was born into a Christian home, and although as a child he became bored with Christianity, he decided at the University of Washington quote, to "make God my boss." Ironically, at the University his worst subject was writing. He claims to have prayed, and said that he would be able to do anything for God, except write. Even so, he has become a prominent Christian writer, and has a large amount of successful books and films to his credit.

Reviews

[Anne Patkau]

Myers has solid sense of story, rhythmic rhymes. I did like snob butterflies and marching ants purposeful at a glance. Next time I will look for a real book. Paper would be better than ebook, with larger pictures, words.

Also no bugs. Though drawn fluidly as cute, friendly, I didn't know bugs could be so icky. Hard to like.

Grey misty waves hint at odor. Innkeepers do refuse Mr Stinky, but flat screen has no yuck that swamps, overwhelms.

52-2022: #19 alternate title
#15 5-syll title

[Margaret Chind]

Online FREE Story Time: http://www.scribd.com/doc/33078655/St...

'eh. Kinda a comic book type picture book. I just guess I cannot fall in love with a character that is a stink bug...

[Donna]

I loved this book. This is the funniest and most touching story of the parable of the good samaritan I have ever read or heard. Great illustrations and just a great book for kids of all ages.

[Tina B]

"parable of the good Samaritan, forced rhymes, didactic ending"

[Karyn]

The rhythm is wrong. It feels like it was meant to rhyme but it falls flat in several spots.