You Make the World

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Author(s)

Muon Thi Van

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Publisher

Orchard Books

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Release Date

May 06, 2025

ISBN

978-1338822045

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From the critically acclaimed author of Wishes comes a loving ode from a father to his young chiild about the inherent power they hold within themselves.

You Make the World is a fantastical journey between a father and child and the self discovery of the love and power within. Throughout their adventure together, the father describes his child's contagious energy and range of strong emotions as having the same intensity and beauty as the natural world. Muon Thi Van's acclaimed lyrical style shines in this poetic affirmation of one's own power. Award-winning illustrator duo, Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien's stunning art captures the magic of imagination. Together, this book is a work of art in every sense of the way and truly sings from the pages.

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Beauty in All Things

June 27, 2025 (Updated: June 04, 2026)

Overall rating

3.8

Plot

4.0

Characters

3.0

Writing Style

3.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

5.0

In You Make the World, you’ll follow a father and his child on an adventure. The father tells his child that his energy and emotions are as beautiful as things in the world.

What I Liked: This book does a great job of highlighting how strong emotions can have beauty in them and how we should encourage children to show those emotions in healthy manners. By letting his child know that he finds beauty in those strong emotions and how they compare with the natural beauty of the world, the father in this book is letting his child know how impactful those emotions can be.

The illustrations throughout this book highlight much of the beauty in the world and how those things in nature compare to a child’s energy and their strong emotions. The illustrations do a great job of capturing the beauty in the day to day when we take a moment to appreciate the nature that surrounds us.

Final Verdict: You Make The World is a beautiful and imaginative book that captures the beauty of the natural world and compares it with a child’s energy and emotions. Children ages 4 and up will enjoy listening to this story as they recognize some of the beautiful things in nature, and get reminded that strong emotions are a part of the day to day of life.