Rise and Shine!

by Tim Warnes

Rise and shine and give God your glory!

Captures the classic Bible song about Noah and his ark as Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Little Bear do their chores, sing songs, and have fun spending time together as a family on a beautiful spring afternoon.

Genres: Folklore, Picture Books, Music, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 23, 2007

About the author

Storyteller Tim Warnes' first book was published in 1995. A writer and illustrator, he now has more than 80 original titles to his name.

Tim's weekly blog, My Life in Books - www.timwarnes.com - is for lovers of kid lit. Part memoir; part commentary; part review by an industry insider. It is intended to give readers confidence and encouragement to share their passion for literacy - creating connections through kids’ books with their loved ones, and inspire a new generation to value reading for pleasure.

Tim's married to illustrator Jane Chapman. He loves comic strips, wearing fancy hats, playing his banjo and of course - reading bedtime stories!

See more of Tim's work at www.chapmanandwarnes.com

Reviews

[Diego · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rise and Shine! It's a short story, but it is good I like history . The story talks about a baby lord who tries to do its own Noah's ark the built a boat from wood and asked his friends animals that go on Board of the Ark together with his father they built.
Rise and Shine ! by Tim Warnes

lord who tries to do its own Noah s ark the built a boat from wood and asked his friends animals that go on Board of the Ark together with his father the built .


The book through for the baby bear, is an example of how to live life without worries of every day must rise and shine! Each time he always must smile and fight for our dreams as well as the baby bear the wants his Noah's Ark.



The theme that I account that 'RiSe and shine' was doing the what makes you happy the baby bear does what it can and likes to do, your dream of baby bear is make his Ark as Noah. Also we must give us an idea of the book and so make what we like to do.
some characteristics of the book: based on animals in the forest and with many friends animals of the baby bear.

I would recommend this book between 4 and 10 years is good so they can learn something new. The boys give you an idea as to their dreams. You can also enjoy this book because it is short but good.

[Jade Nichole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rise and Shine was one of the best picture books I have ever read! It is a short picture book that has the words of a song about the creation of the earth. This short book has a lot of pictures that are very vivid in color and really illustrate what the story/song is talking about. I think it is a good way to open the religious mind of children at a young age. I believe that it will make them better people as they grow up. I recommend this book to any young child that can read and understand what they are reading. I don't recommend this book to any kid in their late teens, to me it was cute but I don't think a lot of other teenagers would find it interesting or worth reading. Picture books are really meant for little kids that are starting to read, pictures help them get intrigued into what they are reading. I like that in this book they reference a story from the bible. They even restate Psalm 145:21 "Let every creature praise His holy name, forever and ever."

[Alicia Samson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought "Rise and Shine" was a cute book. The story is about a baby bear that tries to make his own ark like Noah's Ark. He built a play boat out of wood and asked his animal friends to ride on his ark. Papa bear helped the cub with his ark.

The book is told through third person perspective. Baby bear is a cute bear. He is really dedicated and wants his ark be like Noah's.

The setting for "Rise and Shine" is not stated. The time period is significant to the story, because it's summer time and they're playing outside.

The theme I noticed in "Rise and Shine" was doing what makes you happy. Baby bear does his thing and makes his ark because that's what he wants to do.

I would recommend this book to children between ages five and six. Adults would also enjoy this book. This is an easy read and has a good lesson for children.

[E & E’s Mama · Rating 5 out of 5]

An old classic Christian song made more relatable to the youngest children with the adorable illustrations of a bear family. Such a sweet book to sing to babies through kinder

[Carina · Rating 5 out of 5]

We love this book! It has beautiful watercolor illustrations throughout the book, and a number of little animals follow the main character bears throughout. My little one likes to find the mouse on each page. The big appeal of this book is that it written around a song. I sing the whole song through and my young one sits still for the whole thing. As an added bonus, the final page is the piano music so you can actually play it (or teach yourself the song). Highly recommended!

[Regino Leon · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book rise and shine had a beautiful way of showing the colors and pictures in a way that felt calming. As I read on I could tell that the the book was in a religious aspect and did enjoy. There was no characterization of the bear family that I know of but I did enjoy their enjoyment in the book. The water colors did mix well with the font like it belonged there.

[Mckenzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

We always sang this song as young girls at religious youth camps. It was so fun to see it with pictures! I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a fun song with a spiritual message. It will bring a fun spirit to any campfire sing-a-long.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this song and the book is very cute.

[Susie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny!

[Juliet · Rating 3 out of 5]

I sang this song in girl's camp! Cute illustrations. It may not be for everyone but I enjoyed it

[Haley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I used to sing this song at my girls camp. It was surprising to see it in a book.