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Title: The Trap: A Story to Help Teach Children Modesty and Protect Them From Pornography
Author: Karmel H. Newell
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: Fiction
Year Published: 2008
Number of Pages: 28
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 978-1-59038-929-4
Price: $14.95

Reviewed by Jaymie Reynolds

Jason is a young boy who has found pornography on the Internet completely by accident. Now he can't seem to stop thinking about it. As his dad is changing the liquid in the wasp trap, Jason tells him what has happened. Being a wise father who is perfectly prepared to take full advantage of this teaching moment, Jason's dad explains how pornography and immodesty are similar to the trap in their yard that has caught and killed so many yellow jackets. At the same time, this father teaches his son that the Savior is able to free him from this trap.

This book is a great resource for parents. Parents who are still learning to recognize teaching moments and who may have missed this one will appreciate this book for the valuable teaching resource that it is. Parents who prefer to catch a problem before it has a chance to really form will enjoy reading this with their children because it opens many doors to conversation about morality and why it is so important to stay morally clean. Parents of all faiths will find The Trap helpful in raising their children. It is thoughtfully presented. However because it has a section in the back that includes the teachings of LDS prophets and general authorities on this subject, some parents of other faiths may prefer not to use it.

The Trap is a wonderful conversation piece that could easily be used as the basis for a family home evening lesson. The pictures in this book are beautiful and the story itself is tastefully written. As an adult, I didn't find myself absorbed in this story. However, I fell in love with this book when I read it to my young children. The questions they had and the comments that they made opened doors to a meaningful gospel conversation and created teaching opportunities that I have been looking for.