Synopses & Reviews
the world is filled with
so many wonderful things -- x
birds that fly through the sky
and peaches that grow on trees,
x
spiders spinning webs
and cats napping in windows,
fresh-baked bread
and new-fallen snow.
x
and then there's the
most wonderful thing of all --
x
you!
Review
Kirkus Reviews This gracious tale gently encourages children to savor the wonders of all life.Horn Book Appealingly poeticPublishers Weekly The sweet, rhythmic text is both cheery and unabashedly sentimental.
Synopsis
In this glorious gift book, Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant describes some of the things that bring happiness and awe into our lives, including a baby bird, fresh-baked bread, snow, clocks, the moon, and more.
Synopsis
the world is filled with so many wonderful things --
*
birds that fly through the sky
and peaches that grow on trees,
*
spiders spinning webs
and cats napping in windows,
fresh-baked bread
and new-fallen snow.
*
and then there's the
most wonderful thing of all --
*
you!
Synopsis
the world is filled with so many wonderful things --
*
birds that fly through the sky
and peaches that grow on trees,
*
spiders spinning webs
and cats napping in windows,
fresh-baked bread
and new-fallen snow.
*
and then there's the
most wonderful thing of all --
*
you!
About the Author
Cynthia Rylant is the distinguished author of more than sixty books for young readers. She received the Newbery Medal for Missing May and a Newbery Honor for A Fine White Dust. two of her picture books, When I Was Young in the Mountains and The Relatives Came, are Caldecott Honor Books. Her other acclaimed works include the award-winning Henry and Mudge beginning-reader series, the Cobble Street Cousins chapter-book series, and the self-illustrated picture books Dog Heaven, Cat Heaven, Bless Us All: A Child's Yearbook of Blessings, and Give Me Grace: A Child's Daybook of Prayers. She lives in Washington state in a house with a lot of windows and pets.
Kids Q&A
Read the Kids' Q&A with Cynthia Rylant