Dawn R. Deem Stephens

This adorable story by Kim Norman reminds us of the great adventures many of us had withour dads. I remember as a little girls swimming in Lake Erie with my dad. Who didn’t love to pretend their dad was a crocodile or a shark swimming under the water. I can still remember my heart pounding as I fell deep into that make-believe world and he’d swim around circling me from under neath the water. I remember watching my husband play the same game with my daughters when they were young as well.
It amazes me that no one teaches fathers to play this game. They just seem to know that the adventure and excitement of it is something all children love.

I love the way this book takes the little boy’s imagination and brings it into a story that all children can enjoy. -
I also wanted to use it as a book in our series of Bible Lessons using Children’s Literature. – AFter reading it with children, and identifying with them the make-believe play htey have with their father, or uncle, or any loved adult. – It is an easy fit to share with them God the Father. The thing that makes the game exciting and fun is knowing that ultimately they are completely safe. The “unknown” of where the Crocodaddy will emerge out of the water is exciting and terrifying all at once. The child knows however that the Crocodaddy will always keep him safe. The adventure in “hunting” for him is also a big part of the game. I love meditating on this entire scenerio between me and my heavenly father too. The way I hunt for Him, the way I never seem to know how and where He will emerge. “-For His ways are so beyond what I can understand.” In the story the little boy “tames” the Crocodaddy with LOVE. and oh how our Heavenly father loves us, and our love for him. The lesson in this story is one that takes place in each of our hearts. Reading the story makes us sentimental for our dads, and it also should make us sentimental for the relationship we have with our heavenly father as well. If you don’t have that relationship it is easily attained through Jesus Christ.
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For other bible lessons using Children’s Literature:

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Hungry Christian = New Life

Learning the Bible from Pinocchio -by Debbie Boush

Harry the Dirty Dog: Lost Dog, Lost Son
Where The Wild Things Are

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, and a Chance to Pray

Children Who Love Jesus may be at risk of catching: A Bad Case of Stripes

Is Your Mama a Llama? Are you the image of God?

The Paper Bag Princess and The Paper Bag Christian

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