Here is a mnemonic for the Old Testament sequence of books. It is set in a zoo run by Keeper Chris. The animals in the zoo get smaller and smaller and lower and lower. The minor prophets are hung on a phonetic clock.
| Giant | Genesis |
| Elephants | Exodus |
| Long | Leviticus |
| Noses | Numbers |
| Drink | Deuteronomy |
| Jungle | Joshua |
| Juice | Judges |
| Right | Ruth |
| Said | 1 and 2 Samuel |
| Keeper | 1 and 2 Kings |
| Chris | 1 and 2 Chronicles |
| Zebras | Ezra |
| Never | Nehemiah |
| Eat | Esther |
| Jam | Job |
| Some | Psalms |
| Pigs | Proverbs |
| Eat | Ecclesiastes |
| Scraps | Song of songs |
| Iguanas | Isaiah |
| Just | Jeremiah |
| Love | Lamentations |
| Eating | Ezekiel |
| Dung Beetles | Daniel |
The minor prophets are hung on the shape of numbers
1 hosepipe Hosea ( hose)
2 Swan Joel
3 Mountain Amos ( moss)
4 Boat with a sail Obadiah ( tyre fenders on side of boat)
5 Hook Jonah
6 Cherry Micah ( cherries fall on my car)
7 Cliff face Nahum ( horse neigh on edge of cliff)
8 egg timer Habakkuk ( the cook)
9 Flag Zephaniah ( Flag with a Z on it for sleepy submission)
10 Bat and ball Haggai ( an old hag plays cricket)
11 Twin Towers Zechariah ( Z causeway between them)
12 Malachi