God Went to Beauty School (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards))

Rating:
Summary: Enchanting!
Review: Through a series of whimsical and beautifully crafted poems about God, Cynthia Rylant creates an endearing, thought provoking and enjoyable book.

These aren't your usual poems about God (as we think we know Him). God gets a dog, God gets cable, God goes to beauty school, God takes a boat ride, eats spaghetti and other random, but fascinating chapters. Just like the Joan Osborne song, this book asks "what if God was one of us?". How would he live and discover new things? It sounds silly, but it's anything but. It's short and sweet and different and everybody should read it.

My only criticism is that it was far too short, especially to buy in hardcover. But it's still a worthwhile read, even if you're not Christian.