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How do you get kids to put down their video game controllers and really see the world? That's what one mother wonders when her boys seem blinded by technology. When she gives them a pair of "lookers" they're amazed at the cool things they'd missed. Whimsically illustrated and charmingly written in rhyme. Ages 4 to 7. 32 pages, hardcover from Ideals.

Not overtly Christian in message, The Looking Book by P. K. Hallinan is nevertheless a tribute to the diversity of God's vast range of creative talent. One day Mikey and Kenny are watching cartoons when their mother comes in and orders them to go outside and play for awhile. When they protest that there is nothing to do, their mother produces magic eyeglasses called "lookers" that will enable them to see wondrous things they have never noticed before. Oddly enough, the lookers are just frames with no lenses. However, both boys go outside and start to explore their yard. They find sweet smelling roses, colorful trees, fascinating bugs and insects and worms, and even small animals. By the time they come back inside to tell their mother of all their discoveries, they have come to the realization that there was nothing magic about the lookers. As such, they determine to go back out in the yard the next day, without the lookers, and just use their eyes to find other new discoveries.

The book's subdued watercolor pictures allow sections of the paintings to draw attention to the eye, such as a bright red ladybug or a row of dark black ants. There is no mention of God or Jesus in the book, just the vast range of what nature has to offer a watchful eye. The words are not difficult, and the story is written in rhyme, making it easy for young readers to follow and remember. – Dr. Dennis E. Hensley, www.ChristianBookPreviews.com

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