"Og, a giant, is in need of a good night's sleep. Unable to find a bed that can accommodate his largestature, he sleeps outside on 'the hard ground under the stars.' The lack of sleep makes him grumpyand his loud yawns scare people, but animals know he has a kind heart. His over-sized body becomesa refuge for animals looking for a safe place to sleep at night. Even though their chatter keeps him up anight, he lets the animals sleep in his beard, pockets, and curled up at his feet. Noah sees his kindness toanimals and asks Og to help him bring the animals to the ark before the flood. Og agrees and Noah letshim ride out the storm on the Ark too. When the flood ends, God rewards Og with a palace, completewith an enormous bed.

Young readers will be captivated by Og's gigantic size and his kindness to animals. The illustrationsare colorful and appealing. Unfortunately, readers looking for more information about Og will bedisappointed by the short author's note which simply mentions that the story 'blends the tale of Noahand the Flood with the biblical reference to the giant's bed.' However, as with Naamah and the Ark atNight by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (Candlewick, 2011) and We're All In the Same Boat by Zachary R.Shapiro (Putnam, 2009), Og's Ark provides a retelling of the Noah's Ark story from a unique perspective." -- AJL Reviews.