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Root, Phyllis

All for the Newborn Baby

40 pp. | Candlewick | October, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-7636-0093-8 $$12.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Nicola Bayley. Using images of animals and plants from Christmas carols and miracle tales, Root imagines the cradle song that Mary would have sung to the baby Jesus. The double-page spreads are reminiscent of illuminated medieval manuscripts, and each focuses on a single image from nature. The text and art are accomplished, but some may find the book too precious and contrived.
Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

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