Liz Garton Scanlon, Illustrated by Marla Frazee
Simon and Schuster, 2015.
From the Publisher: All the world is here. It is there. It is everywhere. All the world is right where you are. Now.
Following a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning until night, this book affirms the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to the warmth of family connections, to the widest sunset sky.
There is so much to ‘notice’ in the list of ordinary, everyday things AND in the detailed illustrations. This story invites us to notice the different moments that make up our shared world. Nanas, Papas, cousins, kin; piano, harp, and violin; Babies passed from neck to knee, all the world is you and me. These pages can lead to ponderings and conversations about what catches our attention, where we might be inspired to make connections happen, and ways we show care for people, creatures, nature, and places in the world.