Joel and the Locusts: The Minor Prophets, Book 7 by Brian J. Wright and John Robert Brown, and illustrator, Lisa Flanagan, This retelling of the book of Joel offers major lessons of repentance and renewal. Israel has been infested with locust that have eaten all the crops, and the streams have all dried up, just as God warned Israel it would happen if they did not obey Him. When Joel cries out to God, and God tells him of 'the day of the Lord', when God will come with this angelic army to set things right. He will judge the wicked, but forgive everyone that is truly sorry and turns to him. Hardcover, 40 pages. Recommended for ages 4 to 10 years.
