The Horn Book Guide

RELIGION

Alexander, Cecil Frances

All Things Bright and Beautiful

32 pp. | Morehouse | May, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-8192-1834-0 $$17.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Preston McDaniels. The familiar hymn that joyfully celebrates details of nature and daily life has been set as a play performed by a child and several animals. The pen drawings with watercolor wash are skillfully rendered and owe a lot to Sendak. But the facial expressions are often grave and a bit world-weary, even when the subject is smiling--an odd treatment for such an innocently uplifting text. The music appears on the last page.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson