All Things Bright and Beautiful by Ashley Bryan

Renowned illustrator, Ashley Bryan, takes the beloved hymn by Cecil F. Alexander and adds cut-paper illustrations.  Starting with the sun as a Ferris wheel, he creates entire ecosystems in paper.  Readers will see a huge whale, people of every color, fantastically detailed flowers and birds, mountains, rivers, and much more.  This book is a feast for the eye, filled with bright colors and smiling faces. 

This book will work well paired with Bryan’s other book, Let It Shine, which has a similar style.  Bryan did the entire book with his mother’s sewing scissors, as he mentions in the first pages.  This book is a true tribute to the vividness of life, the wonder of our land, and the diversity of our planet.

Highly recommended for every library collection, this book is a feast of color, art and song.  Appropriate for ages 3-6.

Reviewed from copy received from publisher.