Published by Candlewick
Summary: “In the dark,/in the dark,/in the deep, deep dark, a speck floated, invisible as thought, weighty as God.” Then BANG! and the universe was born, a cloud of gas stretching and expanding into trillions of stars. When some of those stars exploded, the ash formed the planets circling other stars, including our sun. And one of those planets, Earth, was at just the right distance from the sun for life to begin: mitochondria, jellyfish, sharks, dinosaurs, and finally, humans. And after many, many generations came YOU: “You,/and me/loving you./All of us/the stuff of stars.” 40 pages; ages 4-8.
Pros: An amazing book that traces the history of the universe through a brief, lyrical 40 pages, all illustrated with phenomenal collages on hand-marbled papers. A multi-award contender for sure.
Cons: It’s a book I appreciate more than love. I’m not sure how wide the appeal for kids will be.
Note: I recently received a box of books from Candlewick, which I assume were meant for me to review on my blog. This was one of them, and I will make note of others as I get to them. Thank you, Candlewick!
