All the World
9781416985808 | Beach Lane Books, Simon & Schuster
Celebrating the things—large and small—that make up our wonderous world.
Following a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning till night, this book affirms the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to warm family connections, to the widest sunset sky
Awards
2010 Caldecott Honor Book
Starred reviews in School Library Journal, Kirkus, Horn Book, and Publishers Weekly
Horn Book Fanfare Book 2009
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2009
New York Times Bestseller
An ALA Notable Book
A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Picture Book of the Year 2009
A New York Public Library’s Children’s Book for Reading and Sharing
2009 Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner
A Kirkus Best Children’s Book of the Year 2009
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year 2009
Indie Bestseller List
2009 Cybils Award Finalist
2009 Blue Ribbon Book from the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Entertainment Weekly Children’s Bestseller List 2009
A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2010
Winner of the 2009 Cybils Award
2010 Indies Choice New Picture Book Honor Award
Southern California Independent Booksellers Association 2010 Book Award for Children’s Picture Book
Selected as a 2011 California Readers Collection for Elementary Students
Vroman's Bookseller's Pick for 2009
Fall 2009 Kid's Indie Next List
SoCal Indie Bestseller List
A 2010 Texas 2 × 2 Reading List Book
Reviews
★ “At once a lullaby and an invigorating love song to nature, families, and interconnectedness.”
–Kirkus, starred review
★ “All the World will win audiences with a sensibility both timeless and thoroughly modern.”
–Horn Book, starred review
“... a moving and accessible celebration of the poetry of ordinary human life.”
–Bulletin
“A picture book about "all the world" is an ambitious task, but Scanlon and Frazee pull it off with brilliant simplicity... Don't miss this one.”
–The News Tribune
“This is a beautiful book for every home, a perfect gift for a young child.”
–Kid's Indie Next List
★ “Perfection.”
–School Library Journal, starred review
“My pick as best picture book of the year, All the World, could easily replace the traditional holiday greeting card as a perfect expression of peace and goodwill. Liz Garton Scanlon's lilting rhymes about a family's activities in a single day, combined with Marla Frazee's by turns intimate and expansive paintings, convey a sense of contentment, simplicity and completeness.”
–Los Angeles Times