Who Made the Morning

Curious as a child, and just as impetuous, little brown bird just wants someone to explain "Who made the morning"? While most of his friends are just happy to accept it as it is, he really wants an answer. Like many a seeker, brown bird gets so involved in the search he almost loses his way. The beautiful illustrations support this gentle loving story that begs to be read aloud.

Who Made the Morning? is a Christian picturebook that embodies children's questions about God in a charming storybook format. When Little Brown Bird wonders 'Who is God?', her question takes her on journey farther than she's ever been before, in a quest to learn about and thank the God who made the morning. "'Did you find God, the maker of all the world?' asked the chattering birds when she reached her tall, tall tree. 'Yes,' Little Brown Bird chirped happily. 'God was with me in all the places I went and he looked after me. God the maker of all the world is with me all the time, wherever I go.'" The thoughtful colorful illustrations add the perfect touch to this picturebook with a resounding religious moral, highly recommended for church or Christian children's libraries.

The story of Little Brown Bird comes alive for the young reader as the contagious excitement and curiosity of waking to a new and beautiful day poses the sudden question "Who Made the Morning?" The short crisp dialog and the endearing and delightful illustrations express the gratitude and appreciation of Little Brown Bird in her search for an answer. The indifference, vanity, fears, and subtle put downs by the flowers, the cow, the other birds, and the rabbit, do not discourage Little Brown Bird's perseverance in her quest. Her first clue comes from Breeze who shared that, "It is God who made the morning." Now Little Brown Bird had a new question. "How do I find God to thank Him?" In here search she flew over the countryside, the city, and the mountain tops. Suddenly an eagle pursued her. As she called out in a frightened plea for help the eagle suddenly turned away. As night came Little Brown Bird took refuge from the darkness and cold in the cleft of a rock. In a dream Little Brown Bird found her answers and awoke to another beautiful morning. As she returned home she shared with her bird friends how she found the answer to her question and discovered God. In a song of of thanksgiving she offered up a song of praise. Jan Godfrey and Honor Ayres have created a masterful combination of story and illustration in this story teaching gratitude, appreciation, and of God as creator in words and pictures readily grasped by the preschool child.