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When a young girl looks at the faces of some of her peers, she notices that their big eyesā€”ā€œlike sapphire lagoonsā€ā€”donā€™t resemble her own. She loves the contours of her own eyes ā€œthat kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea,ā€ and sheā€™s proud that her mother, grandmother, and younger sister have beautiful eyes shaped like hers. In her imagination, the girl pictures the stories captured in her grandmotherā€™s eyes, feels the love in her motherā€™s eyes conveying that sheā€™s a miracle, and enjoys the admiration for her evident in her younger sisterā€™s eyes.

This empowering, charming childrenā€™s picture book, replete with vivid, spirited artwork, reveals the truth proclaimed in Psalm 139 that people ā€œare fearfully and wonderfully made.ā€ Readers will notice that goddess worship is part of the young girlā€™s family culture. Still, Christian parents and caregivers who read with children are presented with a marvelous opportunity to affirm and celebrate the infinite inventiveness of God our creator and the blessed diversity found in Godā€™s human family. (HarperCollins)

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