Celebrating Forest Has A Song: Poetry by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Tamera WIll WissingerCongratulations, Poet Amy Ludwig Vanderwater! Today her first book: Forest Has A Song releases!
Description:
A spider is a “never-tangling dangling spinner / knitting angles, trapping dinner.” A tree frog proposes, “Marry me. Please marry me… / Pick me now. / Make me your choice. / I’m one great frog / with one strong voice.” VanDerwater lets the denizens of the forest speak for themselves in twenty-six lighthearted, easy-to-read poems. As she observes, “Silence in Forest / never lasts long. / Melody / is everywhere / mixing in / with piney air. / Forest has a song.” The graceful, appealing watercolor illustrations perfectly suit these charming poems that invite young readers into the woodland world at every season.
Amy's collection of over twenty poems elegantly and delightfully accompany a curious child through the forest’s seasons. Robbin Gourley’s illustrations further enhance the text with soft colors and plenty of white space. This is a perfect companion for children and teachers who are celebrating poetry month (or poetry in any season, really), or families with curious children who are ready to explore nature.
For more information about Forest Has A Song, visit Amy's website: http://www.amylv.com/
Note to educators: Amy runs a blog called Poem Farm It's geared toward teaching and engaging children in poetry. I highly recommend it.
03.26.2013
Reader Comments (1)
Dear Tamara, Thank you so much for this kind post about my first book. I am excited to get your book (waiting, waiting) and grateful for your shout-out here. Will you be at IRA? I would love to connect...we share book parents in Clarion! Congratulations to you and much gratitude! xo, Amy
Reply: Hi Amy! You're very welcome. I'm so happy that your wonderful poetry book has arrived and is in the world! I'm not sure about IRA - I'll definitely be at ALA in Chicago this summer. I hope we'll have a chance to meet soon! Thanks for your good wishes, and I hope you've had a wonderful release week! Tamera