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He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

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Incredible! How can this be the first review from Amazon readers?

Reviewer mcHAIKU is dumbfounded because Kadir Nelson's optimistic & colorful paintings should inspire everyone to at least say "Thank You" or "AMEN" !

What a wonderful book to share with children, and not only in *Sunday School* . . . the song has been a favorite for years at youth camps. Those places & occasions where we are free to voice such beliefs may become fewer. Our reaction should therefore be more convincing.

I love the fact that Nelson drew (& colored) the "kid drawings" - - with his left hand! Take a moment to appreciate a children's book that pictures almost entirely black people. And don't call that artificial. I call it necessary to the self-image of a large segment of our population. Let's share Nelson's inspirational book that wants readers (and listeners) to become INVOLVED, then get out & do some things that could make it happen for everybody, everywhere.

Kadir Nelson's illustrations are absolutely gorgeous. That is to be expected of this talented and unique artist. Although I've heard the song a hundred times through my life, hearing them in the middle of the night recently was life-changing. After a c-section birth I was feeling that warm but worrisome, awed but aware, content but concerned high emotion stress that most new Moms feel. In the middle of the night I awakened to hear the words of this story being read to my one week old daughter by her Daddy, my husband. Although he was reading to HER, it was a lullaby to me and it restored my usual assuredness and happiness. It was a wonderful reminder that "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands." I look forward to sharing this story as my girl grows and hope she learns to trust the sentiment as well as appreciate the beautiful things in life, like Kadir Nelson's lovely pictures.

"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" is currently my son's favorite song; he sings it nearly every day, so as soon as I saw this book, I had to buy it. I'm so glad I did.

The lyrics to this spiritual-turned-favorite-hymn provide all the text. Written music is also provided on the last page. The illustrations are what truly make this book exceptional. Award-winning artist Kadir Nelson chose San Francisco as his setting. The illustrations feature a multiethnic family living in and engaging the world from a child's perspective.

What I Like: Everything! The colors, the size, the diversity, the message of faith and community. The illustations are magnificent! The entire book is quite striking. I love it! Better yet my kids do too. :)

What I Dislike: Nothing.

Overall Rating: Excellent.

Tanya -- Christian Children's Book Review

This book is sweet and to the point, and we loved that it has an Malawian/African-looking boy on the cover, and featured inside, because my wife and I are adopting from Ethiopia. We're very glad for the purchase.
Loyal Frisbie & Julie Knudsen
Orlando, FL

I really like this book for my daughter. The faces are so beautifully expressive, especially the page with the father and son smiling at each other over a puzzle. I enjoy reading it, and my daughter now sings the song constantly!

I bought this book for my 2 year old son and he loves it, requests it several times a day and has started to sing the song. I think it's safe to guess you already know the words in the book, so I will just make a brief comment about the illustrations - they are absolutely beautiful, from start to finish. I highly recommend this wonderful book for children.

I purchased this book for my son before his arrival. I love the song, and I was absolutely captivated by the beautiful illustration of the child on the front cover. I've subsequently given it as a gift several times! The illustrations are magnificent, and of course, the song is a classic. My son, now 20 months, loves books I can sing, and I pulled this out for him last week. He now finds it himself and brings it to me repeatedly. He is as captivated by the gorgeous illustrations as I am. The choice of subject-matter is simple and deeply moving. We send out a big "Thank you!" to Kadir Nelson for creating this warm and touching work of art! I am sure it will remain one of my favorite books to give as a gift!

We love this book! The illustrations are beautiful and vibrant and we're proud to make this one of our x'mas gifts for our daughter!

My husband and I adopted our daughter who is Liberian. We try to find diverse books for her and this one was a gift to her for her 2nd birthday. She loves the pictures and the story is a classic a great bedtime reading story.

I bought this book while I was pregnant, for my unborn first son, because I wanted to start his children's book library early and the illustrations in this looked fantastic! He is now 19 months and has adored this book from probably 7 months on. He loves it so much, he tries to get us to let him take it to sleep with him, so he can snuggle it. It's simple, yet vibrant because of the amazing illustrations. My son loves to point things out on various pages, and seems to relate to the images of the father and son, where he always says dad & boy when he sees them. Kadir Nelson has captured wonderful childhood lyrics with distinct, crisp, creative drawings! We love it & often read it everyday!