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The Donkey Who Carried a King

The Donkey Who Carried a King

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  • Create Date：2022-01-08 06:55:25
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：R.C. Sproul
  • ISBN：1567692699
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Summary

Riley gets upset when his playmates pick him last for their games。 When Grandpa hears about the problem， he asks， "Riley， have you ever heard about the donkey who carried a king？" Davey was a young donkey who was bored and unhappy because he was never given anything to do。 Then one day， some strangers came to the gate--and Davey's master picked him for a very special task。 Davey carried the King， Jesus， into Jerusalem。 Afterward， Davey felt proud of himself and believed he should do only special jobs。 But Davey's master put him to work doing ordinary things。 That made Davey grumpy。

A few days later， Davey saw something terrible--some angry people were making the King carry a heavy beam of wood。 Davey could not understand it， but another donkey， old Barnabas， helped him see that the King was being a Servant。 After that， Davey made up his mind to do every task without grumbling。

Through his story， Grandpa helps Riley see what Jesus was really carrying on that terrible day。

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Reviews

Tara ，

Well-written story about the donkey who carried Jesus into Jerusalem before His death。 It tackles the issues of pride and servanthood in a relatable way for children （and adults）。

Holly Ducarte ，

My rating: 4。5My daughter loved this book ever since we first read it to her this past Easter。 She’s always asking me to read it every night at bedtime。 It’s a very cute book involving a donkey named Davey who is given an important task of carrying Jesus during Palm Sunday。 He learns lessons along the way， especially that serving others is truly important and we learn that most of all through Christ’s sacrifice。 It has some redundancies， but is overall very sweet。 The illustrations are top notch My rating: 4。5My daughter loved this book ever since we first read it to her this past Easter。 She’s always asking me to read it every night at bedtime。 It’s a very cute book involving a donkey named Davey who is given an important task of carrying Jesus during Palm Sunday。 He learns lessons along the way， especially that serving others is truly important and we learn that most of all through Christ’s sacrifice。 It has some redundancies， but is overall very sweet。 The illustrations are top notch as well。 。。。more

Kyndra Lemke ，

This was a beautifully illustrated gospel book that we read with our school studies。 It has simple truths about contentment and doing our best with all tasks， and it also has sound teaching in the back of the book about understanding the biblical points in the story。 So whether you eat or drink， or whatever you do， do all to the glory of God。 1 Corinthians 10:31

Brittany ，

Biblically sound （with artistic license） yet written eloquently and relatable for school aged children to get an idea of a bystanders perspective of Jesus’ sacrifice。 We have been searching for an Easter book that will be a tradition for us to read， and this is it。 This ticks all the boxes we have for Christmas books that beautifully express the birth of our Savior， and Sproul’s book here does a wonderful job for the Easter end。 We are grateful。

Julie Biles ，

RC Sproul masterfully tells the remarkable story of the triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday from the perspective of the small donkey on whose back the King rode。

Blagica ，

One of the BEST books depicting the true meaning of Easter。 Every Christian family should own a copy。

Mariana Vilela ，

3，5

Sergio Tapia ，

Lo traduje al español y lo convertí en audio libro para los niños ;）

Kevin Godinho ，

I can't believe my 2 year old sat through this whole book。 There's a lot of reading in this one。 Might be better for a little older than what I attempted （maybe 4+）。 My 3 year old came over a couple times because he liked what he was hearing。 Great book with a lot of lessons。 I'd recommend。 I can't believe my 2 year old sat through this whole book。 There's a lot of reading in this one。 Might be better for a little older than what I attempted （maybe 4+）。 My 3 year old came over a couple times because he liked what he was hearing。 Great book with a lot of lessons。 I'd recommend。 。。。more

Arthur ，

Majestoso， incrívelmente comovente， Sproul e seus frutos eternos glória a Deus！“Alegra-te muito， ó filha de Sião;  exulta， ó filha de Jerusalém:  eis aí te vem o teu Rei， justo e salvador， humilde，  montado em jumento， num jumentinho，  cria de jumenta。” （Zacarias 9。9）

Kaitlyn Pindak ，

Absolutely love R。C。 Sproul’s children’s books。 This one made me cry。 Beautiful。 5/5 🌟

Josie Siler ，

I like the overall message of this book。 It teaches kids to try their best and work hard， even the job you’ve been given isn’t that glamorous。 I did feel like the author was trying to include too many things in one book。

Dirk ，

RC Sproul explains how selfdenial is the calling for everyone saved by Jesus’ death on the cross。 The book concludes with 3 pages describing the background and the deeper meaning of the story。Nice book to teach children gratitude， but it surprises me to find a book with basically the same message that was published 7 years earlier: Duncan carries a king。 A donkey’s tale， by Dan Taylor。 https://www。goodreads。com/book/show/5。。。Is this an existing story that both authors retold in their own words？ RC Sproul explains how selfdenial is the calling for everyone saved by Jesus’ death on the cross。 The book concludes with 3 pages describing the background and the deeper meaning of the story。Nice book to teach children gratitude， but it surprises me to find a book with basically the same message that was published 7 years earlier: Duncan carries a king。 A donkey’s tale， by Dan Taylor。 https://www。goodreads。com/book/show/5。。。Is this an existing story that both authors retold in their own words？ 。。。more

Jonathan Mcleod ，

My 10-year-old daughter loved it。 My 5-year-old daughter thought it was a little too long。

DeNae ，

Perfect book to read with my 6 year old as we prepare to celebrate Palm sunday。

Samuel ，

Story within a story。 The donkey learns the importance of doing everything to the glory of God， whether it's carrying Jesus or sacks of olives。 Story within a story。 The donkey learns the importance of doing everything to the glory of God， whether it's carrying Jesus or sacks of olives。 。。。more

Nate ，

Great read for the little one。 I especially like the questions at the back that explore the themes in the book in relation to the Bible。

Belle ，

I read this to my little ones before Easter！ They are all under 3 years old so it was a bit much for their little minds to comprehend but they enjoyed the illustrations！ It’s on the shelf to be read year round in our home！

Olivia ，

Good book about a serious issue - being content with the circumstances God has given you and grateful for the opportunities he gives to serve。

Dwain Minor ，

This is a fictional story， but a beautiful tale to read with your family。 I enjoyed it greatly。

Lisa Bittle ，

Good story line。 Love the moral and ending and especially how the grandfather teaches from God's holy word。 Good story line。 Love the moral and ending and especially how the grandfather teaches from God's holy word。 。。。more

Bambi Moore ，

The truth of Jesus as the suffering servant who carried the sins of his people to the cross， faithfully told to children。 Illustrations are superb with no images of Christ。

Rebekah M ，

Love this one for Easter

Sarah Knox ，

Such a good little book。 So full of thr Gosple and hope！ So encouraging！

Jimmy ，

I have previously enjoyed the author’s Christian children’s book titled The Priest with Dirty Clothes。 Written by Christian theologian R。C。 Sproul， I appreciated that this book was biblically solid and yet enjoyable for young ones。 My three little girls who are all pre-school age also enjoyed this book when I read it aloud to them。The book begins as a story of a child name Reilly who had a hard day since he was picked last in a game among some of the other boys in his neighborhood。 I imagine chi I have previously enjoyed the author’s Christian children’s book titled The Priest with Dirty Clothes。 Written by Christian theologian R。C。 Sproul， I appreciated that this book was biblically solid and yet enjoyable for young ones。 My three little girls who are all pre-school age also enjoyed this book when I read it aloud to them。The book begins as a story of a child name Reilly who had a hard day since he was picked last in a game among some of the other boys in his neighborhood。 I imagine children can relate to Reilly。 This event sparked the grandfather to tell a beautiful story from the perspective of the donkey that carried Jesus。 RC Sproul has always had a gift of making deep things understandable for lay people and here in this book his skill is also seen in his ability to illustrate the Gospel in ways that children would appreciate。 Sproul also draws applications from what Christ has done for little ones as well。 I also enjoyed how the book has a section for parents in the end of the book including questions for spiritual conversations with your child and the answer for parents to read and help explain to their children。 What a wonderful combination of a Christ centered children’s book with beautiful illustrations， and help for the parents！ I recommend this。 。。。more

Matthew Manchester ，

2nd read-through update:While I think this book is one of Sproul's best kids book， I just don't like it for a children's book。 It's missing the simplicity and imagination that kids books should have （see the "Tales That Tell The Truth" series from TGBC， like The Garden， the Curtain and the Cross）。 There is no subtlety in this book。IMO， Sproul writes children's books for either adults or for teenagers。 I don't see how this medium actually works for kids。 My kids liked the story， but it didn't kee 2nd read-through update:While I think this book is one of Sproul's best kids book， I just don't like it for a children's book。 It's missing the simplicity and imagination that kids books should have （see the "Tales That Tell The Truth" series from TGBC， like The Garden， the Curtain and the Cross）。 There is no subtlety in this book。IMO， Sproul writes children's books for either adults or for teenagers。 I don't see how this medium actually works for kids。 My kids liked the story， but it didn't keep their attention well。It sacrifices the story， the visuals， and lighter writing for more explicit doctrine teaching。 I feels like an okay Christian movie。 We can do better。Three stars。 。。。more

Megan ，

Lit

Leah ，

Ahh， what a delightful children's book！ A story told through the eyes of the donkey who carried King Jesus and became proud and didn't like to have to do lowly menial work after carrying a king。A good teaching book about servant hearted ness as well as presenting the Gospel and why King Jesus came to earth。 This is one I want to get for our own bookshelf as I borrowed it from my church library。 Ahh， what a delightful children's book！ A story told through the eyes of the donkey who carried King Jesus and became proud and didn't like to have to do lowly menial work after carrying a king。A good teaching book about servant hearted ness as well as presenting the Gospel and why King Jesus came to earth。 This is one I want to get for our own bookshelf as I borrowed it from my church library。 。。。more

Mary ，

Good content， great illustrations。 Kinda long and a little wordy。 Davey's story didn't really need Reilly's intro， but it was still one of the best religious children's books available。 Good content， great illustrations。 Kinda long and a little wordy。 Davey's story didn't really need Reilly's intro， but it was still one of the best religious children's books available。 。。。more

Steve Rouhotas Jr ，

"It was a good book， it showed that little donkeys can do big work; just like me！" Says my 5 year old reader （LJ）This is my first Sproul childrens book。 At first it seemed a bit hokey， but as the story grew， it gained not only momentum， but grew to be a story with a very applicable lesson for all readers， young and old。 "It was a good book， it showed that little donkeys can do big work; just like me！" Says my 5 year old reader （LJ）This is my first Sproul childrens book。 At first it seemed a bit hokey， but as the story grew， it gained not only momentum， but grew to be a story with a very applicable lesson for all readers， young and old。 。。。more

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