Everything Is Connected

Description

A magical meditation on the powerful idea that we are connected to everything and everyone. Everything is connected. And since you are part of everything, You are connected to everything. You're connected to happy, connected to sad, to the past, to the future, and to all the thoughts you have had. From pharaohs, Ben Franklin, T. Rex, and ancient Greece to love, poverty, hunger, and peace-this magical story shows us the many unexpected ways we are all connected to everyone and everything. Playful illustrations and funny, rhyming text show readers all of the many ways we are linked to every big, small, hairy, slimy, snuggly, scaly, floppy, flappy, bristly, buzzy, beautiful creature on Earth.

JASON GRUHL believes that all kids are smart, brave, kind, and creative, and he writes books to help them remember that. Originally from Minnesota, he lives in Colorado with his family. Jason looks for the connection in everything because it's always there . . . if you open your eyes.

"A thin string loops and winds around the people, animals, playgrounds, prayers, and gardens of the world, everything connected in a timeless whole-even scary, ugly things like chicken pox, bullies, lies, and pollution. In this engaging introduction to social consciousness and environmental awareness, color and form are given to the invisible ties that bind the universe together, from the tiniest of cells and atoms to the vastness of the stars and planets."-Foreword Reviews "One of Bala Kids's inaugural releases, this waggish picture book takes its title to heart, emphasizing readers' connection to an eclectic roundup of people, objects, and phenomena."-Publishers Weekly "A worthy attempt to make an ineffable concept accessible to a young audience."-Kirkus Reviews "Use this book to spark thoughtful conversations or to prod children to think about just why they matter."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch "An exploration of our links with everything from blobfish to galaxies."-Spirituality & Practice "Jason Gruhl invokes Dr. Seuss with some light rhyming and brings up everything that entrances children-tarantulas, slime, comets, you name it. Ignasi Font's visually complex and incredibly funny illustrations (a blobfish that looks like Squidward?) will keep kids observing even on the hundredth read. The book is destined to become a dharma classic."-Tricycle