Picture Book: A World of Praise
Author: Deborah
Lock
Illustrator: Helen Cann
Summary: This
book begins and ends with psalms! Between those pages, experience simple poetic verses integrated with beautiful scenes
of diverse children enjoying the glories of God’s creation all over the world! You’ll see mountains & flatlands, cityscapes & rural spaces, contemplative
children & dancing animals. Quiet praise alternates with glorious joyful
noises.
Hanna’s Comments: For a children's lesson, have a globe handy and before reading, invite them to ask you where the scenes are. You’ll find a diagram in the back that
identifies each of the 16 countries/regions, but you’ll need to do a bit of prep to locate all those
countries on the globe. Consider placing sticky notes on the globe to
make this process easier for you or for your children to do the searching. This will encourage your children’s curiosity about their world (God's world) and build their globe skills, an added benefit. Too old school for you? Add an internet component with a tablet or laptop. Repeatedly emphasize God is everywhere and the source of all!
There are not a lot of these books on the market so check with
your local library system. If your library doesn’t have the book, ask if they will order it.
Original Publisher: Eerdmans, 2020
Age Appropriateness: 4 and up
Formats other than Book: None at present
Scripture Connections: You’ll find in these pages the
following scriptures, but any verses about the glory, gifts, and/or beauty of nature will connect here:
Psalm 24:1-2 is on the 1st page.
These are on the last
pages:
Psalm 67:6
Psalm 113:3
Psalm 148:7-12
PBT Applications: Amidst a recording of quiet nature sounds, invite
children to lie on the floor, close their eyes, and imagine portions of this
book that you choose to read aloud slowly. Adapt the length of the reading so that listeners, no matter their age or attention span, can attend well and imagine fully.
For very young children, I would open this book to some favorite double page spreads and ask the children to tell you what they like and who made it. Talk about sensory experiences, especially sights/colors, textures, and sounds. Say together simple sentences, like Thank you God for birdsong! OR Thank you for making the stars so beautiful, God!