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kathydavie's review against another edition
5.0
A standalone picture book for young children — and any artists who appreciate beautiful work.
My Take
If you need a book to keep your kids busy with exploring the graphics...this is the one for you!
The inside covers are amazing with the different shapes Bryan has cut out. The immediate inside showcases on the scissors in the center…a precursor to the reader discovering that Bryan uses paper and scissors to create his art.
The actual text is the lyrics to Cecil F. Alexander's hymn, All Things Bright and Beautiful, and provides Bryan the excuse to create the mostly amazingly detailed and colorful graphics that cover the spread of each set of pages.
The first page spread is a busy, busy undersea of a whale, dolphin, sea lion, octopus, jellyfish, crab, starfishes, and lots and lots of fish. The next page opens up to a beach scene with more birds, palm tree, sunset, birds, and an open book that pulls you into yet another world you'll want to explore.
The verse, "The Lord God made them all", is an opportunity for Bryan to depict two couples and children from different ethnicities. The next page is an outburst of flowers and birds with two exhilarated people in their windows. It's followed by a rainbow, a landscape flowing with rivers…oh, wait until you get to the "cold wind in the winter"… Oh, lord, it's simply glorious. I'd love to cut it out and frame it!
Each page is a verse that Bryan explodes to the full with beauty and color.
Each page will make you smile and sink into its warmth.
The Cover and Title
The cover is glorious! A gorgeous rainbow of colors with papercut landscaping and a menagerie of critters. The author/illustrator's name is in white at the top while the title is smaller, between land and sea in a deep blue.
The title is the hymn written by Cecil F. Alexander, all things bright and beautiful, with Bryan "illustrating" each one.
My Take
If you need a book to keep your kids busy with exploring the graphics...this is the one for you!
The inside covers are amazing with the different shapes Bryan has cut out. The immediate inside showcases on the scissors in the center…a precursor to the reader discovering that Bryan uses paper and scissors to create his art.
The actual text is the lyrics to Cecil F. Alexander's hymn, All Things Bright and Beautiful, and provides Bryan the excuse to create the mostly amazingly detailed and colorful graphics that cover the spread of each set of pages.
The first page spread is a busy, busy undersea of a whale, dolphin, sea lion, octopus, jellyfish, crab, starfishes, and lots and lots of fish. The next page opens up to a beach scene with more birds, palm tree, sunset, birds, and an open book that pulls you into yet another world you'll want to explore.
The verse, "The Lord God made them all", is an opportunity for Bryan to depict two couples and children from different ethnicities. The next page is an outburst of flowers and birds with two exhilarated people in their windows. It's followed by a rainbow, a landscape flowing with rivers…oh, wait until you get to the "cold wind in the winter"… Oh, lord, it's simply glorious. I'd love to cut it out and frame it!
Each page is a verse that Bryan explodes to the full with beauty and color.
Each page will make you smile and sink into its warmth.
The Cover and Title
The cover is glorious! A gorgeous rainbow of colors with papercut landscaping and a menagerie of critters. The author/illustrator's name is in white at the top while the title is smaller, between land and sea in a deep blue.
The title is the hymn written by Cecil F. Alexander, all things bright and beautiful, with Bryan "illustrating" each one.
kristenremenar's review against another edition
5.0
If I were a teacher of religious ed classes for young ones, this would be my go-to book. Love Ashley Bryan's art.
laurenpedersen's review
5.0
A classic verse published many times. This version with illustrations by Anna Vojtech is lovely and the one I read to my boys many many times.
alysona's review against another edition
4.0
Very colorful collages illustrate the hymn by Cecil Alexander. As a nonchurch-goer, I would usually shy away from a hymn based book, but this is really a beautiful celebration of earth as well as a hymn.
beecheralyson's review against another edition
5.0
The text is familiar but the mixed media illustrations are amazing.
jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
November 2016 - I always think Ashley Bryan's illustrations are amazing, but I'm not always moved by them. I like this one, although it's always awkward to read a book of a song and try to decide whether to sing it (super slowly?) or just read and lose some of the poetic quality of it.
lindz's review against another edition
5.0
All Things Bright and Beautiful The illustrations are bright and colorful. The pictures represent the words in the book. The author did a really good job with it. It is good for young readers.
Young children can see the pictures while the parent, older brother or sister read the book. I like the fact that it easy poem and meaningful. The story has a moral and explains that God or our Lord created it. It has faith in it and explains it in the best way.
Young children can see the pictures while the parent, older brother or sister read the book. I like the fact that it easy poem and meaningful. The story has a moral and explains that God or our Lord created it. It has faith in it and explains it in the best way.
booktrish's review against another edition
4.0
Based on the well-known hymn, Ashley Bryan’s latest book is an explosion of life and color. Each page celebrates the diversity of life, whether it be human, plant or animal, with exuberantly colored paper cutouts. Bryan uses his mother’s embroidery scissors to bring this poem to life in his own unique way — on the final page, God’s hands are made of a myriad of colors ranging from tan to pink to deep brown. There’s a short biography of Cecil Frances Alexander, Irish hymn writer and poetess, at the end of the book, as well as the words and music to the hymn.
beecheralyson's review against another edition
5.0
The text is familiar but the mixed media illustrations are amazing.