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32 pp.
| Whispering
| September, 2001
|
TradeISBN 1-58089-064-4$$15.95
(3)
PS
Illustrated by
Marty Husted.
A young boy enjoys a blizzard from inside the confines of his cozy house and then goes out to make a snow angel just before bed. The gray chill of the natural world contrasts with the golden glow of his warm country house depicted in the watercolor and colored pencil illustrations. Creating a quiet mood, the spare, poetic text is perfect for bedtime sharing.
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Marty Husted.
"Firefly, guide my way to sleep / in the forest, green and deep." In this poem inspired by lines from Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha, singsongy verse tells of a young Chippewa girl who meets and befriends forest and bog animals on her way to her village--and her bedtime. The text and sometimes awkwardly rendered watercolors convey the girl's respect for nature.
32 pp.
| Whispering
| September, 1999
|
TradeISBN 1-58089-021-0$$15.95
(4)
PS
Illustrated by
Marty Husted.
In this soothing, rhythmic free-verse poem, an Eskimo mother coaxes her child to sleep by calling forth images of the sights, sounds, and inhabitants of the Arctic tundra. The child imagines himself in every scene, kayaking among seabirds and frolicking with bears, before finally falling asleep. The watercolor illustrations aptly capture the landscape but are stiff, especially when depicting human characters.