Imagine… The Great Flood
Imagine series book #1
by Matt Koceich

My rating: 3 / 5
Genre: Children’s Biblical fiction

While lamenting an imminent move to another state, ten-year-old Corey is suddenly transported to Old Testament times–right before the flood of Noah’s day!

I read this book (audiobook) in an attempt to make some sense of the most recent book in this series to come out (Imagine… The Tower Rising). None of the over-arcing elements in book #6 were set up in this book, or at least not definitively, so I am reviewing it as more of a stand-alone story. In regards to the way Corey was able to see his own situation in light of how and his family had to trust God in much more difficult circumstances, the story is a decent book for kids.

There were some strange things that happened, though, that took literary license to a new level. One glaring discrepancy was that Noah was still on the deck of the ark after the flood had started, though the Bible said that God shut them in and then the flood began. But Noah’s family was also at odds with giant men (Nephilim) and their dark leader (who knew Corey and his situation, though no explanation was given). And the animals that were there to board the ark ended up helping them as they tried to finish their task before the flood started.

As mentioned above, this series is up to 6 books, each focusing on a different Biblical account. After reading 2 of them, I don’t believe I’ll continue with this series, or recommend it to my 10-year-old daughter.

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