{"product_id":"the-world-is-awake-9780310762034","title":"The World Is Awake","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspire children to be thankful for all of God’s blessings with this joyful celebration of the simple pleasures all around us. Perfect for sharing at bedtime or story time, \u003cem\u003eThe World Is Awake\u003c\/em\u003e gives children (and their parents) a sense of awe and wonder at the world around them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinsey Davis, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning ABC News anchor, invites us to celebrate the everyday miracles that surround us in this inspiring and diverse picture book. From blooming flowers in the backyard to the roaring animals at the zoo to the breeze in the evening trees … the world is awake!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow also available as a board book, \u003cem\u003eThe World Is Awake\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efeatures playful and heartwarming read-aloud rhymes from Emmy Award-winning ABC News anchor Linsey Davis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes whimsical, joy-filled illustrations from bestselling artist Lucy Fleming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eis a great board book for ages 0-4, preschool, kinderga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Writing with poet Bottum, news correspondent Davis offers an endearing picture book that celebrates creation from a Christian perspective. Two African-American siblings begin their journey of appreciation and admiration by looking outside their living room window into a lush field filled with flowers, grasshoppers, and butterflies. The brother narrates as he and his sister head outdoors; his first-person rhymes sometimes strike adult, even preacherly notes ('The world is awake--it's a wonderful place,\/ alive with God's power and glad with His grace'). Playful moments (including an animal parade at the zoo) keep the mood upbeat, and Fleming's jubilant illustrations offer plenty of visual stimulation--her use of rough, scribbly texture brings depth to scenes of the children in a windswept meadow, visiting the zoo and farmers market with their parents, and taking part in a family dinner that precedes bedtime rituals of praying and reading stories. Together this trio has created a joyous book that communicates the beauty in everything, reminding readers to appreciate ordinary events and occasions, as well as Earth's animals and other natural wonders.'   -- Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eThis lovely book extends the uplifting sentiment of Psalm 118:24 by following a pair of siblings through their day, and framing the story with the Bible verse itself: 'This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.' A little brown-skinned girl and her brother (the boy narrates) look outside onto a yard alive with butterflies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and bees. The rhyming text moves the reader with the children from inside to outside, with the trees and houses leaning toward one another in a reassuring way. Next is a trip to the zoo with their parents, followed by a visit to a farmer's market, a bountiful dinner of fruits and vegetables, prayer, a book, and bed. The centerpiece of the book, in which the children, visiting the zoo, gaze through glass at animals--predator and prey--standing next to each other, will remind many adult readers of the Eden-like Peaceable Kingdom paintings by American artist Edward Hicks. This is indeed an Edenic appreciation of the world. --Connie Fletcher * Booklist Magazine!  *\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401631801687,"sku":"9780310762034","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-world-is-awake-9780310762034","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}