Description: Caldecott Honoree Becker (the Journey series) crafts a wondrous book featuring a graphic yellow sun surrounded by a halo of bright die-cut circles in an elegant, sparely narrated ode to the phenomenon of light. Full color.
Review Quotes: Gorgeous.
--Susan Verde, New York Times bestselling author of I Am Human
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The story lends itself to discussion with children and does an outstanding job of introducing complex ideas in a lighthearted, lyrical way...The text and illustrations work well together to create a sturdy, tactile experience will appeal to young children. This is an age-appropriate concept book. Highly recommended as a first purchase for public libraries and preschools.
--School Library Journal (starred review) Forming a luminous, rainbow-hued sphere when the covers close, the circular pattern of colors resembles stained glass window panels in a house of worship, as well as a secular view through a kaleidoscope, reinforcing the mood of quiet awe and universal connection in the book's final lines: "This light is you. And you are the light." Becker's artful board book offers opportunities for tactile play and deeper contemplation.
--Publishers Weekly Becker (Journey, rev. 9/13, and sequels) presents a striking board book about colors, the sun, and, more broadly, the environment and our interconnected ecology...An eye-pleasing novelty board book for young children with additional depth that recommends it for slightly older budding environmentalists.
--The Horn Book You simply have to experience this one for yourself, especially for the final spread. Simply exquisite.
--Kirkus Reviews (blog)