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Summary: The best children's book ever!!!
Review: "When the Sun Rose" was my favorite book when I was a little girl. My favorite thing about the book was the beautiful pictures. Everyone should own a copy!!
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Summary: "A FRIEND LOVES AT ALL TIMES"
Review: ...WHEN THE SUN ROSE is one of the most beautifully illustrated and lovely short stories I have ever read to my daughter. She wants me to read it to her over and over again. It is the epitome of true friendship. One little girl receives a visit from a magical friend and they and their dolls play together all day, until it is time to say goodbye. "Will you come again?" the little girl asks as her friend steps inside her carriage "as bright as the sun." She answers, "Yes, I promise." She left but she didn't really leave. The love was still there. The little girl knew this, not because of what was left behind tangible to her eyes (which I will save for you to enjoy when you get this book) but what was left behind which was intangible--they could feel each other's hearts! Perhaps because of the promise to see one another again...perhaps not. I don't know. But I do know this: what makes this book so special is there is an affinity to it. An AFFINITY. And true affinity never goes away, it stays. I dedicate this book to my priceless friends God has blessed me with that have stayed with me and have never left--even when I thought they did. You each know who you are and so do I. I rate this a perfect 10/10. Thanks and God bless you always, Barbara. TREASURE YOUR FRIENDS AND SOAR TOGETHER!
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Summary: Readers with the sun
Review: Another classic tale, this time of a child who befriends a lion, arriving with a chariot each dawn. As the day goes on, the friends share dolls and blueberries and cream and paintings. And at the close of an altogether perfect time, the child asks the lion if he will come again, which he promises to do. Children soon realize that the magical lion is a metaphor for the sun. We read this book so often that it helped our children to read early. Definitely a keeper. Alyssa A. Lappen
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Summary: Beautiful, Beautiful Book
Review: Another wonderful book by the author of "Grandfather Twilight" (MY all time favorite). I really love her work. So simple, so beautiful, and it entrances children from the get go. My 7 year old has both books memorized, and we take turns reading or reciting it (if the lights are already off!) to her 2 year old sister! We love this book and recommend it to EVERYONE!!!
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Summary: cuts to the soul
Review: Babara Helen Berger is the greatest sort of artist. Her pictures paint themselves into the reader's imagination. Her words are few, often spare, but they say so much with so little. Combined, they make tales that cut to the soul. The beauty of "When the Sun Rose" is heart-rending. A friend who arrives in a golden carriage drawn by a Lion that shines like the sun; this Lion of Surpassing Beauty feeds on blueberries and cream; golden roses leaving something of the friend's presence at the end of day. "When the Sun Rose" is beautiful...a wonderful hymn to imagination and all that lies within as well as beyond us. I recommend this book. Get a copy today.
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Summary: Memorable, beautiful, gentle
Review: I have read this book over and over to our very young kids. It has a superb calming influence, both on them and me! I read it more slowly than any other book, letting each word fall gently. Few books are as good in cultivating wonder and quiet.
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Summary: touchingly beautiful
Review: Love at first sight is the only way that I can describe what I felt when I first opened the pages of this book. My daughter was given it for her second birthday (there is no child too young to enjoy the illustrations) and for her it was love at first sight as well. She turns the pages and says, "beautiful book, beautiful book" over and over again. This is the only book in her extensive collection that she has quite this response to. The illustrations are radiant, magical, mystical, whimsical, richly colorful and have a golden aura of childhood that immediately sweeps me back to when I was a three years old exploring my grandmothers sun splashed garden. The story is a simple one about friendship with the illustrations portraying a world where the sun rose and was a 'rose', where the little girls friend is pulled in a carriage by a golden lion, where they spend a peaceful magical day together painting rainbows and sharing with one another. As the sun sets the magical day must end and the girls part, but there is a promise of togetherness again. The story is gentle and soft and is a wonderful book to read to your child before bed. Sweet dreams are sure to follow. I love this book so much that I did a search by author for all the books by Barbara Helen Berger...and I bought them all. No kidding. I have to say that this author is a gift from heaven for every child.
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Summary: After many years...
Review: My children are now 11 and 14. When tasting honeycake, they instantly returned to detail and images of this lovely book. My oldest daughter remembers that "even the shadows were long", and the beautiful rainbows. My youngest daughter instantly recalled the playmates and their dolls...and the honeycake. Oh! And the colourful illustrations. We own many BH Berger books, they are part of the "beloved don't give it away" collection.
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Summary: beautiful
Review: The beautiful illustrations of this book tell half the story and really sets a fanciful, yet peaceful mood. I bought this book for my daughters as a Summer Solstice gift because of the sunrise/sunset imagery wonderfully depicted in vibrant colored roses.
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Summary: beautiful
Review: The beautiful illustrations of this book tell half the story and really sets a fanciful, yet peaceful mood. I bought this book for my daughters as a Summer Solstice gift because of the sunrise/sunset imagery wonderfully depicted in vibrant colored roses.
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