God Loves You

The text by Arnold Shapiro is very simple with good rhythm and rhyme. Each verse is presented on a spread and always ends with "God loves you."

Illustrated in bold colors, the pages present a great range of lovable but not "too cute" animals from giraffes to ladybugs.

The big surprise is that many of the creatures move in this five-page, pop-up extravaganza. For example, the turtle goes in and out of his shell; the hippo dances; the orangutan opens his hand to reveal a ladybug. On sturdy paper board and well engineered, the moving parts are not too small or complicated for little hands.

All the animals come together in a riot of colors and sizes at the end to announce:

No matter how you look
Or what you do,
You're special just
Because you're you.
That's why God loves you.