2010
This is a bright and colorfully-done book with a small, elfin-like, one-eyed creature. "Hi, My name is Om Baby. I am an Om Being from a small community called Omville. I have only one eye because I see the world and all beings as one." Om is the Sanskrit word and symbol meaning "all that is." The book has a beautiful fluidity to it, with each picture accompanying simple text.
Om Baby is peaceful.
Om Baby is kind.
Om Baby believes in the power of his mind.
I like what Horsfield was going for but I wanted more. Even the youngest reader can understand so much more and I felt she was just touching the surface of this one-eyed beings feeling toward the earth and the world around us.
I loved this one:
Om Baby eats his greens.
Check out Shamet Horsfield's interesting website. You can sign a petition for peace while you there. She has a good story to tell and as someone on the outside edge myself, I can understand her need to create a book that represents her philosophy. I hope she continues to create, pulling more peaceful ideas into a deeper story.
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This review is part of the Green Books campaign.
Today 200 bloggers take a stand to support books printed in an eco-friendly manner by simultaneously publishing reviews of 200 books printed on recycled or FSC-certified paper. By turning a spotlight on books printed using eco- friendly paper, we hope to raise the awareness of book buyers and encourage everyone to take the environment into consideration when purchasing books.
3 comments:
sounds like a good introduction that could use additional books in a series.
The Om Baby is adorable :) It looks like something a lot of little kids might enjoy, even if just for the pictures!
Thank you Peaceful Reader for the fabulous review! YES, there is more to come! I have just finished writing my next three books in the series and will be submitting them to an agent just as soon as I finish the illustrations.(this part of creation takes the longest). The next book is an adventure story and goes into depth in telling the "Om Baby story". I think its my best work ever! I believe this is the deeper meaning you are looking for and am deeply honored that my first book left you wanting to know more! FYI when I created Om Baby, Child of the Universe I had drawn all the illustrations first and then had to figure out how to write the text and how to weave the "story" of my illustrations together. I really did not know I was creating a book as I was just following a vision and my passion was poring out of me into the form of illustrations. This time I have decided to write the next books first and then illustrate them! I will keep you posted about their release dates. I'm going to be giving birth to baby #2 in May so I will have a very busy year!
All my best and again thank you so very much for taking the time to review my book,
Schamet Horsfield
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