Naamah and the Ark at Night 

by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Summary: Rhyming text tells of Naamah, a wife of Noah, who sings to her husband, her sons and their wives, and to the animals to sleep at night.

At first, I was hesitant to read what appeared to be a fractured bible story. However, this is a great bedtime story with beautiful nighttime illustrations. I liked the author’s sweet nostalgic note in the back that she used to play Noah’s Ark as a child, and wondered about Noah’s wife. The story does not change the story of Noah, but a story of what could have happened during the storm.

Interest Level: ages 2-grade 3

Reading Level: grade 2