Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Child of the Universe by Ray Jayawardhana,and Raul Colon - ESSENTIAL

Child of the Universe by Ray Jayawardhana, illustrated by Raul Colon, PICTURE BOOK Penguin Random House, 2020. $18. 9781524717544

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

As a child readies for bed, her father compares her to the universe: She lights up a room like the sun, her curly hair is like the milky way, her atoms spin like Saturn's rings and so much more. This child will have beautiful dreams of stardust and planets.

Breathtaking illustrations - although the poetic text is brief, the reader will stay on each page and lose themselves in the pictures. Beautiful! They almost seem to sparkle.  I also loved the message - we are connected to the universe, so we are special. Oh!

Lisa Librarian

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