Books with title Big Momma Makes the World

"Among the many creation retellings and variations, this one takes the cake." — THE HORN BOOK (starred review)When Big Momma makes the world, she doesn’t mess around. With a baby on her hip and laundry piling up, she demands light and dark, earth and sky, creepers and crawlers, and lots of folks to trade stories with on the front porch. And when the work is done, Big Momma, she is pleased all right. "That’s good," she says. "That’s real good." With down-home language and infectious rhythms, Phyllis Root spins a creation myth like no other, brilliantly illustrated by the incomparable Helen Oxenbury.

Powerful, warm, and utterly original, this no-nonsense tall tale of Big Momma the creator is a jubilant celebration of our beautiful world - and a reminder to take good care of it."Earth," said Big Momma, "Get over here." And it did. All one big ball of mud it was, nothing much to look at. Baby liked it all right just the way it was, but Big Momma wasn’t finished yet.When Big Momma makes the world, she doesn’t mess around. With a little baby on her hip and laundry piling up, she demands light and dark, earth and sky, creepers and crawlers, and lots of folks to trade stories with on the front porch. And when the work is done, Big Momma, she is pleased all right. "That’s good," she says. "That’s real good."With down-home language and infectious rhythms, storyteller Phyllis Root spins a creation myth like no other, brilliantly illustrated by the incomparable Helen Oxenbury.

A joyous, lyrical, rousing creation story like no other you've ever read. When Big Mama made the world, she didn't mess about. Earth sky and sea, sun and moon, plants and trees, fish, birds and animals all fell right in line with Big Mama's plans. What Big Mama wants, Big Mama gets. That's how it is. It wasn't easy, either, with that little baby to take care of. But nothing stops Big Mama. Not for a second. Through it all - from darkness to light, from far up in the clouds to the bottom of the ocean, from a ball of mud to a big bang - shines Big Mama, larger-than-life and down-to-earth, with her baby sitting on her hip and the laundry piling up. All who read this original and utterly joyful book will agree that Phyllis Root and Helen Oxenbury have given us a creation myth like no other in the world. As Big Mama would say, "Good. That's very, very good."

Each little Bible story in the series is retold in about 500 words with bright and cheerful pictures. The full series comprises: From the Old Testament: God Makes the World 97800745968070, Noah and the Flood 9780745968087, Moses and the Princess 9780745968094, David and Goliath 9780745968100, Jonah and the Whale 9780745968117, Daniel and the Lions 9780745968124. From the New Testament The First Christmas 9780745968179, Jesus and the Fishermen 9780745968131, Jesus and the Prayer 9780745968162, Jesus and the Miracle 9780745968148, The Lost Sheep 9780745968186, The First Easter 9780745968155

Each little paperback Bible story in the series is retold in about 500 words with bright and cheerful pictures. The full series comprises: From the Old Testament: *God Makes the World (978 0 7459 6354 9) *Noah and the Flood (978 0 7459 6355 6) *Moses and the Princess (978 0 7459 6356 3) *David and Goliath (978 0 7459 6357 0) *Jonah and the Whale (978 0 7459 6358 7) *Daniel and the Lions (978 0 7459 6359 4) From the New Testament *The First Christmas (978 0 7459 6364 8) *Jesus and the Fishermen (978 0 7459 6360 0) *Jesus and the Prayer (978 0 7459 6363 1) *Jesus and the Miracle (978 0 7459 6361 7) *The Lost Sheep (978 0 7459 6365 5) *The First Easter (978 0 7459 6362 4)