The World that God Made

by Kathleen Long Bostrom, Peter Adderley

The World That God Made gives children a look at the breathtaking nature of creation through vivid, colorful illustrations. Special foldout pages provide eye-catching art and readable text that repeats as each day of creation progresses. Children ages three and up will enjoy looking for different animals in the detailed illustrations and borders on each page. Written in the style of the classic rhyme "The House That Jack Built," The World That God Made will fascinate children as they learn the magnificent story of creation. (Ages 3 to 8)

20 pages, Hardcover

First published August 15, 1997

About the author

Kathleen Long Bostrom is a full-time writer who lives in Pasadena, California, with her husband and little dog, Sophie Grace. Her grown children and families including two young grandchildren live nearby. She served as an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) for 30 years but now focuses on her writing. She has published over fifty books, most of them for children. Her books are published in 30 languages around the world, with well over two-million copies sold since her first book, What is God Like?" was published in 2008.

Two of her books—Stories from the Bible, and Since the Baby Came (2023), received first place honors from the Northern Lights Book Award. Her book, "Who is Jesus?" was a finalist for the 2000 Gold Medallion Award, awarded to the outstanding books in Christian publishing,."What About Heaven?" was nominated for the People's Choice Award. She is included in a 2003 and 2021 edition of "Something About the Author" and "Contemporary Authors," two of the premiere reference sources for information on children's authors.

Kathy is the recipient of the 2014 David Steele Distinguished Writer Award, the highest award for writing awarded by the Presbyterian Church. She was named the Distinguished Alumna of Princeton Theological Seminary in 2013, most because of her books for children. Over the years, she won awards for preaching and is often requested to speak for groups at the national level. She has published numerous articles in various journals and newspapers as well.

Kathy served on the board of the Presbyterian Writers Guild and served two terms as president. She is also a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and The Authors Guild. She earned a master of arts in Christian education and a master of divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey, and a doctor of ministry in preaching degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent picture book for introducing the Biblical Creation to young children. The narrative is repetitive and builds on itself, using a rich vocabulary. The drawings are vibrant and colorful, and the pages fold out to reveal more drawings.

[Jaclyn Kline · Rating 5 out of 5]

A long repetitive poem about the creation story. Big vibrant illustrations with several foldout pages. My 2 year old really enjoys this one, albeit the need to speed up reading the last 2 spreads as the repetition makes for a very long read and my toddler becomes unable to focus past this point.