Summary: This short story is based off of the song written by Bob Thiele & George David Weiss. The story goes through a variety of natural backgrounds as a young boy realizes how great the world around him is.
Summary of Professional Reviews: Hornbook guide rates this book a 3 and comments on its wonderful illustrations and how the reader can also read the text as a poem if they chose. Another reviewer, Kay Weisman, comments on the wonderful illustrations that Hopgood makes using a collage technique to present a hopeful world. She ends her review with how this version helps to build an upbeat feel compared to other versions of this book. This book has not received any awards to date.
Review by Jessica Rodriguez: I found as I was reading this book it made me think of the song instantly. The illustrations by Hopgood are done wonderfully with bright colors that make them pop off the page. Also the way the author writes the text on the page makes it flow with the illustrations. Also, I love that the original song is at the end of the book for a teacher or young children to check it out further.
This book would be useful when teaching…
- This would be a wonderful introduction book to a singing lesson, or when talking about the world around them. The illustrations paint a beautiful picture of nature.
- Ideal for all ages.
Summary of Professional Reviews: Hornbook guide rates this book a 3 and comments on its wonderful illustrations and how the reader can also read the text as a poem if they chose. Another reviewer, Kay Weisman, comments on the wonderful illustrations that Hopgood makes using a collage technique to present a hopeful world. She ends her review with how this version helps to build an upbeat feel compared to other versions of this book. This book has not received any awards to date.
Review by Jessica Rodriguez: I found as I was reading this book it made me think of the song instantly. The illustrations by Hopgood are done wonderfully with bright colors that make them pop off the page. Also the way the author writes the text on the page makes it flow with the illustrations. Also, I love that the original song is at the end of the book for a teacher or young children to check it out further.
This book would be useful when teaching…
- This would be a wonderful introduction book to a singing lesson, or when talking about the world around them. The illustrations paint a beautiful picture of nature.
- Ideal for all ages.