A aural treat for the ear (these poems beg to be read aloud, even if you are sitting in a big green chair in your living room all by yourself) and a vA aural treat for the ear (these poems beg to be read aloud, even if you are sitting in a big green chair in your living room all by yourself) and a visual feast for the eyes.
A beautiful collection of poems just right for spring and the approach of National Poetry Month:
Deep in the earth a tangle of roots sends up green shoots and dreams grow wild, dreams go wild like dandelion weeds, feathery heads alive with seeds--
from "Night Garden"
Many wonderful, gentle poems of sleeping and dreaming. "Dog Dreams" reminds me of Mia, our family dog who often whimpers and whines in her sleep calling after the bunnies that always seem to beat her to the fence line.
The collection ends with a poignant piece, "There Is a Place" that celebrates the stories we keep wihin us.
NIGHT GARDEN would make a nice introduction to poetry and verse, and Janet Wong's soothing voice in the pieces would be most welcome during that time of the night when we are winding down.
A young girl reconciles her family and her family business with what she believes about the 4th of July and what it means to be American. This would mA young girl reconciles her family and her family business with what she believes about the 4th of July and what it means to be American. This would make a wonderful ladder with AMERICAN BORN CHINESE. ...more
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