ALL THE WORLD

Stop, look, and marvel at the world around you! This is author Scanlon’s invitation and illustrator Frazee’s gift to listeners. The book celebrates simple things—a stone, a shell, a hive, the sun—and uses them to inspire an awareness of the world and the peace, trust, and love that envelop us all. Joanne Woodward narrates gently, allowing listeners to pore over Marla Frazee’s award-winning illustrations. Woodward shares her excitement for certain ideas, such as the pleasure of a garden, with subtle emphasis and elongates phrases that require deeper appreciation. Jaunty background music modulates in volume and tempo in keeping with Woodward’s pace. An interview with Marla Frazee completes the production. A.R. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2011]