Eve Merriam

Gebundenes Buch

Starry Blankets

Poems for Bedtime

Herausgeber: Cleave, Ryan G van / Illustrator: Kim, Sejung

Beschreibung

¿Eve Merriam's beloved poetry tenderly holds our hearts in this timeless collection of bedtime poetry. Gorgeous illustrations and dreamy stanzas lull even the liveliest little one off to sleep.  ¿¿"You be the tree, I'll be the pears, carry me, carry me, up the stairs." Starry Blankets: Poems for Bedtime is perfect for lap reading or snuggling under the covers,  includes more than twenty of Merriam's most known and most loved poems. Selected from across her long career, this collection is a great introduction to this icon in children's poetry. Nice and Tight You be saucer, I'll be cup, piggyback, piggyback, pick me up You be tree, I'll be pears, carry me, carry me up the stairs. You be Good, I'll be Night, tuck me in, tuck me in nice and tight.

Autor

Ryan G. Van Cleave is the author of dozens of books for both children and adults. He earned a PhD in American literature with an emphasis in poetry and has taught writing at numerous colleges and universities. As the Picture Book Doctor, Ryan helps celebrities create stories for kids and bring them to life on the page, stage, and screen. Eve Merriam was an Obie Award-winning playwright and a winner of the National Council of the Teachers of English (NCTE) Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. During her distinguished career she authored more than fifty books including It Doesn't Always Have To Rhyme, 12 Ways to Get to 11, The Inner City Mother Goose, and Low Song. Ms. Merriam died in 1992. Sejung Kim is an illustrator and author who lives and works in France. She often works on early childhood subject matter, and she has several books published by different publishing houses in France such as Flammarion, Milan, Hatchet, Gründ, Larousse, Auzou, and Lito.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bushel & Peck Books
• Seitenzahl: 40
• Altersempfehlung: 1 bis 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 295mm x 239mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9781638193098
• ISBN-10: 1638193096
• Artikelnr.: 68578949