George David Weiss (1921–2010)

This book brought me into tears not because it was sad but it brought me some sentimental value. I loved the illustrations and I like how the implemented Louis Armstrong the singer who made this song famous. Definitely a book I'd share with my kids when I have them.

This bright and colorful book is full of optimism and joy. It depicts children from around the world coming together to create a beautiful multicultural puppet show. It leaves a warm, fuzzy feeling inside.

The idea of this story is to remember that there are good things in this world too. Some people are very quick to look at all of the bad things happen, and sometimes it’s good to just sit and take in all of the beauty. I think that this is a wonderful children’s book! First the illustrations drastically enhance the story. The colors are very bright and vibrant. The pictures are engaging because they include people of all different backgrounds. I like that all of the pictures are of show more familiar things to the reader such as farm animals, flowers, and stars. The book is very lyrical because they are the song lyrics from the song Wonderful World. The reader could even sing the song as they went through the pages and make connections between the lyrics and the real world. One page said , “The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky are also the faces of people going by.” The illustration drew a vivid image of the rainbow, and then another rainbow of people of all different ethnicities in front of it. show less

What a Wonderful World is the Illustrated lyrics to the song by Louis Armstrong. You can present the book by presenting the book with the song, because the book follows the exact lyrics of the song.

I love how just presenting these illustrations with a song people may already know can help them to dig deeper and find more meaning in the words they may have sung along with absentmindedly. Its a song with a lot of meaning and hope, and it makes a wonderful book.