Hello, friends! Our book today is Blooming Beneath The Sun, a picture book featuring the work of 19th century poet Christina Rossetti and illustrations by Ashley Bryan. Who has seen the wind? What is pink? Including 13 poems by Rossetti (plus a bonus poem that accompanies an informational paragraph about the poet), these are the … Continue reading Blooming Beneath The Sun (Christina Rossetti & Ashley Bryan)
Hello, friends! Our book today is A Song For Gwendolyn Brooks, written by Alice Faye Duncan and illustrated by Xia Gordon, an appropriately poetic look at the life and work of the famed Pulitzer Prize winner. Gwendolyn is a shy young girl, growing up in Chicago in the 1920’s. Other children her age play and … Continue reading A Song For Gwendolyn Brooks (Alice Faye Duncan)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Rain by Anders Holmer, a lovely look at nature and life in haiku form. Using the format of the traditional poetry form, each spread offers an expanse of scenery from around the world and a glimpse into the lives of those that inhabit it. A group of humans and … Continue reading Rain (Anders Holmer)
Hello, friends! Our book today is the joyful Hey Black Child, written by Useni Eugene Perkins and illustrated by Bryan Collier, a poem to encourage, enlighten, and inspire little readers of color. Using the spare yet impactful text of Perkins’s beloved 1975 poem, words and visuals weave together to form a message of motivation for … Continue reading Hey Black Child (Useni Eugene Perkins)
Hello, friends! Our book today is A Place To Start A Family: Poems About Creatures That Build, written by David L. Harrison and illustrated by Giles Laroche, an informative look at the architects of the animal kingdom. Split into sections by environment (Underground Builders, Water Builders, Flying Builders, etc.), each page spread offers a new … Continue reading A Place To Start A Family: Poems About Creatures That Build (David L. Harrison)
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