I Wanted to Know All about God - Hardcover

Virginia Kroll was born in Buffalo, New York. She attendedthe State University of New York at Buffalo and CanisiusCollege and later became a fifth-grade teacher in theBuffalo area. She has written numerous short stories,articles, poems, and books, including I Wanted to KnowAll about God (Eerdmans, 1994) and Masai and I(Four Winds Press, 1992). Virginia is married and has sixchildren, one grandchild, and 49 pets.

AWARDS and RECOGNITIONSElementary School Library Collection, Selected
Junior Library Guild, Selected (1998)
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), Popular Paperbacks "War" list (2002)
California Collections, Middle School Collection, 2000 (2003)
California Collections, High School Collection (2005)
Booklist, Top Ten Religion Books for Youth
Children's Book Council, Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young PeopleBooklist"Beautifully illustrated." Church and Synagogue Libraries
"The children in this beautiful picture-book wonder about the nature of God and find Him in everyday objects and see Him in their interactions with others. . . This is a multi-cultural storybook that would be excellent for the preschool child. Perhaps it will even give adults new insights into the nature of God." Kirkus Reviews
"A kindly, all-embracing, nonsectarian view of a deity whose likes include children of different colors, as shown in Jenkin's lush, sun-dappled paintings of glowing kids enjoying a snowy day, admiring a spider's web, or wrapped in Grandma's embrace. An attractive discussion opener."