The Littlest Pair

by Sylvia A. Rouss

Book Overview

None of the animals want the termites to come aboard Noah's Ark. After all, termites eat arks. But when the rain starts pouring and the animals start slipping helter skelter across the Ark, the termites use their wood munching abilities to save the day. The entire book is done in rhyme.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1930143184
• ISBN13: 9781930143180
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Simcha Media Group
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 2 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

I go to Kindergarden & my favorite book is The Littlest Pair

My name is Elizabeth, and I go to Kindergarden. I wrote this book report for school. My favorite author is Sylvia Rouss because she is a teacher, & she wrote The Littlest Pair. The setting is on Noah's Ark, and the characters are Noah, two termites, and the other animals. There was a flood in the world, and all the animals hated the termites until the termites helped them. The book makes you realize that everybody is important, and my favorite part is when Noah said, 'To God, we all matter!"Also recommended: I also liked Charlotte's Web, Love, and Help Me Be Good.

Delightful and Full of Meaning

"The Littlest Pair" - from the Jerusalem Post by Leslie CohenWritten in rhymed couplets, The Littlest Pair will delight the ears of young children, while its friendly-looking animal characters will appeal to their eyes. Although meant for pre-school children, it delivers a sophisticated message...against stereotyping, and acting with prejudice towards "the other." Rouss creates an all-too-human situation in which the animals refuse to accept a pair of termites as passengers on Noah's ark. Their fear turns them into an angry mob. But, much to their surprise, the termites devise a scheme to save them when the storm makes the ark lunge perilously from side to side. The apologies at the end conclude with the significant admonition by Noah: "It's important to accept each other's ways. We're all God's creatures and to God, we all matter." Its universal moral makes this book suitable for children of all ages and faiths.