The Wonderful World That God Made

This magnificent book is a welcome addition to my library, and it is also further proof of the unlimited range of talents and skills possessed by my friend PJ Lyons. I greatly enjoyed reading this book, and while I know it is meant primarily for a children's audience, I think it should appeal to children of all ages! Wishing you every success PJ, and I am proud and humbled to know you.

Stories that allow children to use their imaginations are enjoyable and important for their creative growth. One such book is "The Wonderful World that God Made." This story tells how God made the earth in 7 days. It's told in an "accumulating rhyming style," similar to the story, "The House that Jack Built." On each day, a short rhyme tells of something new that God made to add to our earth. On each day, each of the previous day's additions are mentioned. We highly recommend this book -- it's pastel illustrations are colorful and simplistically detailed so children can use their own imaginations while hearing or reading the story. Children of all faiths will enjoy this story.

My 8-year-old twins love this book. It's one of those books that they want read to them 3-4 nights a week. The cadence of the language makes this book a perfect bed-time book. And, they love the illustrations. Try it. Your children will love it and will add it to that stack of books that they read over and over again.

The Wonderful World that God Made by P. J. Lyons is a wonderful creation story with an emphasis on the beauty and goodness of God's natural world. The language is lyrical, rhythmic, and inclusive and shows the glory of a world coming into being. The illustrations are filled with radiant colors portraying children and their pets engaging in and enjoying the beauty of the world, running through the wind with kites, roasting marshmallows on a starry night, playing with fireflies. A comforting, soothing and joyful story to introduce God's love for each of us and the world we live in.

This hardbound book for children opens with a page scattered with confetti and swirls and featuring planet Earth. "Here is Earth, that big blue ball, And the heavens above us all, That God made in the beginning." A parade of southwestern colors is seen throughout this rhyming picture book. Lori Esposito has illustrated this book with "sunny days and moonlit nights." She has given the children in this book a Hispanic look and the abundance of animals a human appearance. A dove, sea life, fowl, giraffes, a pink elephant and cats are all included in her collection of illustrations found within the pages of this book.