Rhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper!
Age rating: Ages 8–12 · Children
Age rating and Christian content guidance for parents.
First published 1991
This is a collection of two African folktales about clever characters outsmarting larger, more powerful beings through wit and trickery.
Concern Level
Clean
Virtue Level
Thin
Concern Level
Clean
Virtue Level
Thin
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Things to consider
Higher = more presentNo sexual content is present in this book.
A character is threatened with being eaten, but no actual violence occurs.
No profanity is used in the stories.
No blasphemous content is found in these tales.
Substance use is not a theme in this book.
No instances of suicide or self-harm are depicted.
The idea of being eaten might be mildly scary for very young readers.
Occult or magical elements are absent from these folktales.
LGBTQ+ themes are not present in this collection.
The stories present traditional African cultural perspectives.
No negative portrayals of God or Christians are included.
Virtues to celebrate
Higher = stronger presenceCharacters show courage by using their intelligence against threats.
This book does not focus on Christian faith elements.
Cleverness and wit are used to resolve conflicts.
The stories do not explore themes of grace or repentance.
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