Christian Library Journal
"This picture book is greatly enhanced by the realistic illustrations of each of the sky's wondrous displays. What Does the Sky Say will delight not only children, but will also captivate adults."

Booklist
"A psalm inspires this celebration of the sky's changeability and bountiful gifts. Sparkling snow, a rainbow, a magnificent sunset, or a great harvest moon — these things ‘speak' to a little girl who experiences all of them and more as she moves through the pages. Ladwig's pictures depict the sky's moods in broad spreads of scenery. Most compelling, however, are his portraits of the little girl, whose face is lit with interest and enthusiasm for the world around her. A poetic appreciation of the wonders of the sky."

Publishers Weekly
"A joyous prose poem whose swirling, light-drenched illustrations . . . complement the text's sense of wonder."

The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books
"As the title suggests, this is a rumination on the natural and spiritual in a Q&A form. . . . Sunday-school teachers and others may well be attracted to the model attitudes of the main character, the book's statement of faith, and its overt message that under the sky's ‘wide roof . . . surely there is room for everyone to live in peace.' "

Washington Parent
"A peek outside the window can offer a different type of journey. In Nancy White Carlstrom's What Does the Sky Say?, a little girl connection with the beauty of the world above, a world whose vast blue and traveling clouds tend to be ignored by us adults as we hurry about our daily business. Carlstrom's lyrical text and Tim Ladwig's luminous illustrations explore the moods and mysteries of weather and the changing seasons, from the sky dancing in orange silk to the rain that beats on a favorite sand castle. Great for reading aloud, this book encourages child and parent alike to share their own perceptions of the sky."

Nancy White Carlstrom has written more than 50 books for children, including the popular Jesse Bear books (Simon & Schuster) and the best-selling Does God Know How to Tie Shoes? (Eerdmans). She lives with her family in Seattle, where she enjoys reading and birding in her spare time.

When he was eight years old, Tim lost an eye in an accident. During his recovery, his father gave him oil paints, a couple of brushes, and a small canvas. He painted a clown with colors straight from the tube. Tim's first work was promptly framed, and his love of painting was born.

Tim earned a degree in graphic design from Wichita State University and also studied painting and drawing for a semester in Rome. Following school, Tim worked as an associate art director of an advertising design studio in Wichita, Kansas.

Then for seventeen years Tim served as a community minister with an inner-city Christian mission organization in Wichita, Los Angeles, and Newark. To help meet the need for children's books that accurately depict urban culture, he created the picture book Psalm Twenty-Three, in which he applied the psalmist David's pastoral words to a normal day of two city children.

Tim has illustrated a number of children's books, two of which, The Fear Not Angel and Psalm Twenty-Three were Gold-Medallion Award finalists. Psalm Twenty-Three and Silent Night were also honored with ABA "Pick of the Lists" awards. Tim serves as a graphic artist for World Impact Urban Ministry Institute and lives in Wichita, Kansas.

Visit his website at www.timladwig.com.