Joseph and the Forgetful Servant

'Lively, fresh and innovative retellings, these fabulous tales of the young Joseph are an absolute delight.'

Alexa Tewkesbury, children's author

Joseph used to live on a farm in the land of Canaan with his dad, stepmothers, eleven brothers and lots and lots of cows! His jealous brothers sold him as a slave and now he lives in Egypt.

After Mrs Potiphar lied about him, Joseph has been thrown into prison, with only his imaginary cows to keep him company. Soon he's joined by a butler and a baker, who used to work for Pharoah. The butler and the baker have strange dreams. Can Joseph work out what they mean?

“Lively, fresh and inventive retellings, these fabulous tales of the young Joseph are an absolute delight.”

Fiona Veitch Smith and Andy Catling have done an excellent job. The text is fun and accessible and imaginative, yet still faithful to the biblical story. And best of all, there are cows! -- Bob Hartman, author and storyteller
-- Alexa Tewkesbury, author of the PENS and TOPZ series
Full of fun and humour, books that parents and children alike will reach for again and again. -- Amy Robinson, storyteller and author

Fiona Veitch Smith is the author of the Young David series (SPCK, 2015) and has also published detective fiction with Lion Hudson. She lives in Newcastle-upon-Tyne with her husband, daughter and dog and also lectures in creative writing and journalism.Andy Catling (illustrator) lives in Hampshire with his two children who love to sneak into their dad's room and draw all over his clothes! He studied at Norwich School of Art where he acquired the skills to animate and digitally render his work. When Andy is not working he enjoys reading historical novels and soaking up stories and ideas.

Joseph used to live on a farm in the land of Canaan with his dad, stepmothers, eleven brothers and lots and lots of cows! His jealous brothers sold him as a slave and now he lives in Egypt. Mrs Potiphar told lies about him, so Joseph now finds himself in prison, with only his imaginary cows to keep him company. Soon he's joined by a butler and a baker who used to work for Pharaoh. The butler and the baker have strange dreams. Can Joseph work out what they mean?

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