The House That Went Ker-Splat!: The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders

by Bill Myers, Andy J. Smith (Illustrator)

This retelling of the wise and foolish builders deals with two paper wasp buddies who take very different approaches to building a wasp house. Willie wisely follows the blueprints, chooses good materials, and picks a smart place to build. Lazy Ray cuts corners all the way---and learns there's a cost to pay for foolishly ignoring the rules.

Genres: Picture Books

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

[Jamie Forrest · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very cute was to teach Jesus' parables to younger children in a new and unique way. The lesson of this parable is to do what is right, even if it is hard. The text is told in poetry. It is rhythmic and the story and illustrations are fun and funny. There are some cute nods to well-known products like the "eyepad" and the box of "Crayon-olas".

I would definitely use this book in my Religion class when teaching the parables.

[Tina B · Rating 2 out of 5]

"religious, bugs, parable of wise & foolish, construction"