From the book's cover:
With gusto and a refreshing earthiness, Jan Wahl has written "Runaway Jonah," "Captain Noah," "Little Joseph," "Singing David," and "Good Daniel," new versions of his favorite Old Testament stories. From the time Mr. Wahl first heard these tales, he began to tell and retell them to himself, so that gradually the characters came alive in his mind; their troubles and joys took on vitality and immediacy. The stories are filled with vibrant details that may now be shared with young readers, and adults as well.
Uri Shulevitz' full-page illustrations -- some gay and rollicking, others dramatic -- are the perfect complement to one of the most joyous and unusual books of Bible stories ever to appear.
With gusto and a refreshing earthiness, Jan Wahl has written "Runaway Jonah," "Captain Noah," "Little Joseph," "Singing David," and "Good Daniel," new versions of his favorite Old Testament stories. From the time Mr. Wahl first heard these tales, he began to tell and retell them to himself, so that gradually the characters came alive in his mind; their troubles and joys took on vitality and immediacy. The stories are filled with vibrant details that may now be shared with young readers, and adults as well.
Uri Shulevitz' full-page illustrations -- some gay and rollicking, others dramatic -- are the perfect complement to one of the most joyous and unusual books of Bible stories ever to appear.
