I think this book is magnificent! The passage of time is very fluid and not at all choppy. I loved the artistic work that was done, along with the love poured into the book to create it. I hope that one day, having this book in my classroom library won't be such a big deal, but right now I'm afraid that the backlash of parents will not make this an easy book to keep on my classroom library shelves due to the religious nature of the book. I am very hopeful as a young teacher that I can spin my own story of why this is a great book for my classroom and students that it won't matter there is a Christian tone to it. ( )