All the World

Take a look at that cover.

Listen to a bit of the text:
“Body, shoulder, arm, hand
A moat to dig, a shell to keep
All the world is wide and deep.”

Try a little more...it's not all jolly:
“Slip, trip, stumble, fall
Tip the bucket, spill it all
Better luck another day
All the world goes round this way.”

Take a look at the cover again.

Now open the book.

You can't resist this.

This is a beautiful poem set to lovely picture book illustrations. I read it from the local library a few years ago and again today from the Kindle Freetime Unlimited library with a horizontal rendering. The Kindle Fire picture book is formatted well with images only. The poetry of this is great for a read-aloud and the illustrations have so much to show and more to consider besides. I would gladly welcome this picture book on our shelves.

I do not own a copy of this book, at this time.

Simply beautiful. Colored pencil scenes accompany rhymed groups of items, senses, emotions, and more, creating a varied and stunning portrait of our world (at least a Westernized world).