by Catherine Johnson, @CatherinePoet
Poetry lovers will adore the video of bloopers on Renee La Tulippe’s No Water River anniversary edition today. She is also hosting Poetry Friday so get on over there and read some poems and subscribe if you haven’t already. Renee should win poet blogger of the year.
Mr. and Mrs. God in the Creation Kitchen written by Nancy Wood and illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering
Candlewick Press, 14th March, 2006 Fiction
Suitable for 5-9 years
Themes/topics: Creation, wonder, imagination, spirituality.
Opening:
Deep in the heavens, in a space without beginning or end, was the Creation Kitchen. in it were all kinds of pots and pans, jars and mixing bowls, and an oven big enough to roast a star.
Synopsis: Barnes & Noble
Deep in the heavens, in the space between the clouds, Mr. and Mrs. God are hard at work in their Creation Kitchen. They’ve got frying pans and mixing bowls, beaters and whisks, and an oven big enough to roast a star – which is just what they are doing! After the sun and earth are finished, all kinds of interesting creations come next, with beaks and claws and growls and roars baked right in. When each creature is cooked to perfection, they set it down on Earth. But that’s only the beginning. . . .
Activities: Baking with kids, The Creation, Astronomy for kids.
The illustrations are beautiful, especially the coloured fish. Lovely post-christmas book to share with children.
SusannaLeonard Hill has the full line up of perfect picture books on her blog. Do check it out.
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Love the title! Sounds like a must read. Thanks for spreading the word about it.
You’re welcome, Ruth. It’s very creative, I’ve been dying to share it.
What a totally cool idea for a book, Catherine! And I love that there is a Mr. and a Mrs. God
This one looks very worth checking out! Thanks for sharing 
I wish I could pretend for a minute that it’s mine lol.
Interesting concept.
Love the title & cover. Pinning it to my Pinterest board for books I want to read!
Cool!
This looks like a uniquely interesting book. I like the cover. I’ll have to check this one out. Thanks!
Well, this is different! Both story and illustrations sound like fun.
I love the illustration style!
Isn’t it incredible how there is always room to be unique with pictures.
I was willing to bet this was an author/illustrator book until I re-read the info. Wow! What an exciting MS for an illustrator to tackle. Thanks, Catherine.
Yes, Cathy. Endless possibilities and complete free reign. #wishwecoulddraw :0)
I like the cover!
Cool idea for a book!
Hmmm. This sounds very interesting, but I’m not sure I can get over the jar of eye balls on the cover.