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F Is for Fireflies

God's Summertime Alphabet
by Kathy-jo WARGIN
978-0-31071-663-1.
COPY ISBN
PreS-K—Summer holds magic, especially for children, and this alphabet book takes some of that season's beloved symbols and associates them with a metaphor for God's love and bounty. "He made the fireflies/light up the night,/a flash and a flicker-/his love is so bright." Most of the couplets have a bouncy rhythm, and many of Wargin's choices will indeed remind children of summer: daisies, ladybugs, picnics, swimming, etc. However, the word associations for some letters are haphazard and general, e.g., "O is for Owl." Bronson's vivid, loose paintings capture the season well. In a crowded field, this is an additional alphabet book.—Lisa Egly Lehmuller, St. Patrick's Catholic School, Charlotte, NC
In this alphabet book, some typical summertime words (fireflies, picnic, swim) and more generic ones (everything, nature, owl) are tied rather loosely to the Christian vision of God: "Let's pick some Daisies / of yellow and white. / The center reminds us / of God's pure delight!" The singsongy rhymed couplets are accompanied by bright, cheery illustrations.
Reviewed by Lisa Egly Lehmuller , Jun 01, 2011

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