Title: Let There
Be Light
Series: none
Author: Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nancy Tillman (illustrator)
Published Date: December 2, 2014
Publisher: Thomas
Nelson
Format: board
book
Pages: 30
ISBN: 9780310733966
Genre: biblical
children’s book
Purchase: Amazon |
Thomas Nelson
Rating: 5 stars
Synopsis: A boardbook edition of
the popular Let There Be Light, the story of Creation from Nobel
Peace Prize winner, bestselling author, and cultural icon Archbishop Desmond
Tutu paired with Nancy Tillman, the phenomenally successful New York Times
bestselling children’s author/illustrator of On the Night You Were Born.
Now available as a board book, Let
There Be Light combines the love and warmth of Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Archbishop Desmond Tutu with the extraordinary talents of bestselling
illustrator Nancy Tillman. This retelling of the biblical story of creation
vividly portrays the wonder and beauty of God’s creation on each of the seven
days. Using Archbishop Tutu’s lyrical text from the* Children of God Storybook
Bible* and Tillman’s remarkable illustrations, this popular book brings the
story of creation to life for readers young and old.
My Review: I
received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
In my classroom in our church, we have a copy of Archbishop
Tutu’s Children of God. I’ve used it
before in class, the children and I really enjoy the language of his writing of popular
Bible stories. When I saw this board book available through the publisher, I
jumped at it, eager to review such a great story from his larger book.
The illustrations are absolutely beautiful. Nancy Tillman
has done an incredible job of keeping the open, loving spirit of Archbishop
Tutu’s storytelling and putting them into pictures. The pictures are bright
enough to capture a young toddler’s attention and the easy story line is enough
for pre-kindergartner and kindergartner children to understand.
I loved flipping through this book, and even more so,
enjoyed passing it onto the next generation.
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