Caleb Crosses the Country: A Camel's Tale

by Dan Taylor (Illustrator), Damon J. Taylor

Told by Bible animals, the stories in the God Can Use Me series use disarming humor to teach kids that God has a unique job planned for each of them. In this story, Caleb the camel overcomes his fear of traveling to help carry the Wise Men to a very special baby.

Genres: Christmas

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 28, 2004

About the author

Dan Taylor grew up with parents who gave him and his siblings the paper, pencils, and pens to create, and then loved everything they made. Today Dan writes greeting cards full time.

Reviews

[Dolly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was bored, waiting for a medical appointment and saw this book in the waiting room. The illustrations are cartoonish and cute, but otherwise the book just doesn't have a lot of engaging content.

Meh.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book about the wise men's journey to worship Jesus. Caleb is a camel that likes his home and is afraid to travel, but when he learns that he can be of some use in taking a magi to Bethlehem, he faces his fear and serves. The illustrations give it the feel of almost a cartoon strip which might make it more interesting for older kids too. My 4 yr old liked it, although it's a little longer than most picture books we read.