The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Yolen, Jane , Stemple, Heidi E. Y.

You Nest Here with Me

32 pp. | Boyds | March, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59078-923-0 $16.95

(2) PS Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. The authors gracefully incorporate natural science into a comforting picture book comparing various nesting birds with a "nesting" child. Almost always, the verse ends with the soothing refrain, "But you nest here with me." Watercolor, gouache, and mixed-media illustrations use rich colors and delicate lines. A closing spread includes additional facts about each bird. A deeply satisfying collaboration between poets and artist.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2015