"Why did the Osprey Poop on My Head?" written by Helene Clarke

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Synopsis: Overview Timmy and his pet lizard, Joe, are sitting at the beach one day, when suddenly something wet and sticky drops from the sky and lands on Timmy's head! Why Did the Osprey Poop on My Head? is a light-hearted story about a young boy who knows that God is good but questions why bad things happen.

Our Review: The book is about a little boy named Timmy and his pet and best friend Joe. Joe is incredibly cute in his outdoor clothing. Timmy does what too few people do. He looks around and appreciates all the beauty in the world that God has created. As Timmy enjoys the beauty of an osprey flying above and Joe is hiding because he doesn't want to be eaten (he is a lizard after all), it poops on Timmy's head. The story is humorous as the tale continues with Timmy having questions about God and why things happen. While the story is something most people would go through, questioning God, it was hard to not laugh throughout the story. The illustrations were well drawn and made the story even more funny. Our family had a fire and my daughter was left with some of the same questions as Timmy. I think this book helped her understand a bit better too.

5 Stars

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