Books with title Coming Down, Looking Up

In this wordless picture book, readers first see Earth as the astronauts do, as a small ball in the black universe. As the point of view moves gradually closer, we can see continents and oceans, then the East Coast of the United States, then a town (an imaginary one), until, finally, we are looking through a boy's magnifying glass at a ladybug. In his remarkable and detailed cut-paper illustrations, the artist takes us on an amazing journey from outer space to a young boy's front yard.

What thoughts might go through the mind of a newborn babe coming to experience this earthly home? Newborns spend a great deal of time in a car seat looking up and out the backseat window. This book gives a little peek into the mind and visual perspective of these children as they make their way through those first months. They are coming down from their heavenly home and looking up in remembrance of their loving exposure to the heavenly host. As they get a glimpse of sky and sun and clouds, could it be part of a grand design for the babes to be in touch with their memories and "feel the comfort of the heaven they knew so well"?

If you were an astronaut traveling far out in space and you looked at the earth, what would you see? A small ball in the huge black universe. That’s where these pictures begin. Then they move closer and closer to the earth, each view revealing new details. Until finally . . . See for yourself.In this wordless picture book with stunning cut-paper illustrations, Steve Jenkins masterfully depicts the many levels of the universe, from the farthest reaches of space to the most familiar corner of your backyard.

What thoughts might go through the mind of a newborn babe coming to experience this earthly home? Newborns spend a great deal of time in a car seat looking up and out the backseat window. This book gives a little peek into the mind and visual perspective of these children as they make their way through those first months. They are coming down from their heavenly home and looking up in remembrance of their loving exposure to the heavenly host. As they get a glimpse of sky and sun and clouds, could it be part of a grand design for the babes to be in touch with their memories and “feel the comfort of the heaven they knew so well”?

If you were an astronaut traveling far out in space and you looked at the earth, what would you see? A small ball in the huge black universe. That’s where these pictures begin. Then they move closer and closer to the earth, each view revealing new details. Until finally . . . See for yourself.In this wordless picture book with stunning cut-paper illustrations, Steve Jenkins masterfully depicts the many levels of the universe, from the farthest reaches of space to the most familiar corner of your backyard.