thoughts on "Who Sang the first Song?"

It’s harder and harder to find books in which the words and the illustrations are both exceptional, and are written/drawn for the same age group.  I think that Who Sang the First Song (B&H Publishing, 2018) by Ellie Holcomb, with illustrations by Kayla Harren, has some great art, but the words don’t seem as if they would be memorable for the intended age group (On Amazon, the Product details list the age range as 1-4, and grade level as preschool and up---not even sure that those two ranges match).

                It’s a cute story that asks a simple question: Who sang the first song? And then there are a lot of suggested answers, ending with the real answer. That as God was in creation mode, He also created the song. And that He created us to sing.

                I appreciate the thought behind the book, and really liked the illustration, but think that the 1-4 group will be much more interested in the pictures than they are the words of the story itself. I hope I’m wrong because we need more God-centered books for the pre-school group.

3.5/5

I received a copy of this book as a part of the publisher’s bloggers’ program. I was asked to write an honest review, and was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed are my own.