Even if the book fails to accomplish an awakening to the Divine, its exercises will awaken children to the glory of the natural world. Then they are asked to describe things they see every day and move on to describe God. When we don't pay attention, it seems as if God is never around. The book uses illustrations of rainbows, giraffes and other animals and natural phenomena to help youngsters expand their vision. But awareness is only part of the lesson.
Responsibility is also essential.
Possibilities include helping others or taking on new responsibilities. On a picture of a Tree of Life, the large fruits have room for children to inscribe mitzvot , ranging from eating in a sukkah to visiting the sick and helping a parent. One of my favorites in the book tells of Mendel the miser, the richest man in the village of Lem, who spends his time counting his silver. It is the rabbi, asking for tzedakah to help the poor buy food and candles for Shabbat. Mendel gives him a small copper coin, enough for a single candle.