Bill Myers' Bug Parables

About Stink Bug Saves the Day:


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.



About The House that Went Ker-Splat:


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.



My thoughts:

These books have got to be one of the most entertaining and colorful ways to convey the parables of Jesus to the smaller set that I've ever seen - and I guarantee you'll love them too, Mom and Dad. You will want to read each of these books out loud, again and again, as the text is so lyrical and the illustrations are so detailed you'll find something new every time you turn the page. I am definitely including these books in someone's Christmas stocking this year.

And just an FYI - be on the lookout for another Bug Parable coming in March 2009 - Freddie's Fast Cash Getaway, the parable of the Prodigal Son.

Learn more about author Bill Myers and illustrator Andy J Smith.