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All God's Critters (2009)

by Bill Staines(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 1

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English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

review 1: After introducing my children to the song, we needed the text of the lyrics to be able to fully appreciate what the song says. A beautifully illustrated children's book of the lyrics is the best way to enjoy that! I am a fan of Kadir Nelson's illustrations but this was a different style than my favorite, more portrait focused art of MLK and Nelson Mandela. Still well illustrated but much more animated and less realistic I had hoped. We are still using the book for extension activities about animals so that is not stopping us.This book/song was also used in a Family Home Evening lesson about Jesus's teachings about loving one another (cf "as ye gave done tothe least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me"). This came about after we rescued a kitten and seized upon th... moree opportunity to teach that all creation is connected by the belief that we all share a common origin.
review 2: Staines, Bill. 2009. All God's Critters. Illustrations by Kadir Nelson. Simon & Schuster.Are you a fan of Kadir Nelson? I sure am! One of his newest includes the picture book, All God's Critters. This is one of those picture books that illustrate a song--the lyrics are well known (or relatively well known at least) and the illustrations just add extra incentive to make this a part of your collection. (And the fact that it's by Kadir Nelson? Huge incentive!)This book, All God's Critters, might pair well with another one of Kadir Nelson's books--He's Got The Whole World In His Hands. Looking at that cover just makes me happy...how about you?Kadir Nelson's other books include Henry's Freedom Box, Moses, Coretta Scott, Abe's Honest Words, and We Are The Ship. Yes, that We Are The Ship that won the Sibert Medal, and attention (both an honor and a winner) in the Coretta Scott King Awards. (Honor for illustration; Winner for Writing). less

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