Children’s Book
Date Published: 07/22/2022
Publisher: Balboa Press, a division of Hay House, Inc.
“The World Small” was born as a poem and remains so in this newly
minted Book Two of Kelly Anne Manuel’s Essentials Series. In this story the
Child is invited to experience their sleep time ritual with the comfort of
Nature nearby.
It is a remarkable combination of relaxation yet imagination igniting
prose. “The World Small” offers a standing invitation to the
Child. The Child will learn that no matter where they are on the planet,
Nature has common elements. She is always available for discovery and
wonder.
In the story Nature is personified as a unifying presence to our planet.
The simple words take on new meaning as the illustrations pair perfectly
with their presentation. The illustrations spark curiosity as they start
with a map and end with the evening sky. The story identifies common
elements such as the sky, sun, clouds and rainbows, to create continuity for
any number of environments.
Children who begin their sleep time ritual with “The World Small”
will benefit from the rhythm of the words and the message they send. The
message that how Children play and enjoy the world around them no matter
their geographic location is designed to awaken curiosity and stimulate
conversations on the topic. It is in Early Childhood that a Child’s view of
the world and their place in it is under major construction.
“The World Small” is a tool in a Caregiver’s toolbox to assist
with that healthy formation. The idea that we are united as a global
community with elements of Nature and human nature is an important message
that the author feels Children’s literature must reflect. The Child who
reads this book will be rewarded with unlimited travels into imagination and
how they would like to play once they arrive there.
Julie’s Review: 
The World Small is such a sweet children’s bedtime poem. My son and I enjoyed reading it, a quick lovely read.
But the best part are the illustrations. My son and I spent time looking at each page as each one had a new lovely 3-dimentional image. From clouds and rainbows to buildings to planets – they all look like paper cut outs layered over each other and very carefully arranged to even show shadows and depth.
I enjoyed that it tells the kids that everywhere around the world kids “had a similar way to play” – helping kids see that they are all similar and enjoy to play in the same ways.
Lovely book and this would be a fun one to read with kids at bed time.
Here is an excerpt page of one of these gorgeous illustrations.
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The illustrations are so cute!
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Thank you for sharing your review of The World Small, this sounds like a wonderful book to gift to my grandchildren and I am looking forward to reading it with them
It is definitely a lovely gift idea!