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Zusatztext "By imagining God’s experiences with such earthly undertakings as making spaghetti! catching a cold! working a desk job! writing a fan letter! and yes! adopting a stray dog! Cynthia Rylant and Marla Frazee have created a lovely and accessible collection of illustrated free-verse poems exploring God’s love and humanity...a beautiful collection which celebrates life and approaches the idea of God with sincerity and respect...very highly recommended." Informationen zum Autor Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie & Pearl, Motor Mouse, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Portland, Oregon.Marla Frazee is the recipient of a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Picture Book and a three-time Caldecott Honor winner. She has illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon, Stars by Mary Lyn Ray, and Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers, as well as her own Farmer Books trilogy, A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever , and The Boss Baby , which inspired the DreamWorks Animation film. She is also the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Clementine chapter books by Sara Pennypacker. The mother of three grown sons, she lives in Pasadena, California. Visit her at MarlaFrazee.com. Klappentext Originally published as: God went to beauty school. Zusammenfassung Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and two-time Caldecott Honoree Marla Frazee imagine a God living among us in this spirited and moving collection of illustrated poems. What if God was living a human existence? What might God do to pass the time? Write a fan letter? Get a desk job? Make spaghetti? Take a bath? Get a dog? A sublime book for all ages! God Got a Dog celebrates the simple things in our world while taking a long! close look at what it means to be human. The soft! reflective! and often humorous words and pictures create a glimpse into everyday life through wide and wondering eyes that blends the familiar with the profoundly spiritual. These poems were originally published by HarperCollins without illustrations as part of a larger collection entitled God Went to Beauty School ©2003. ...
