![]() ![]() ![]() Portis won a Sibert honor last year for Hey, Water!. Both the poems and the illustrations are beautifully crafted, and can be enjoyed by a wide range of ages. It’s deceptively small and simple, but, like many of Antoinette Portis’s books, makes you want to slow down and notice all the little miracles in nature. Pros: This book has been on my radar for months now, and I am delighted to have finally seen it. Day turns into night, and the final voice speaks: “I am the engine/of the summer dark./Sleep, while I thrum/in your tomorrow.” It’s a cricket…and a green new day. The speakers are animals (a snail, a tadpole) things (a pebble, mud), and weather (clouds, thunder). Each spread has this format: the answer to the previous poem and another riddle. Turn the page and you’ll see this poem was said by the sunlight. Summary: “Morning lays me on your pillow,/an invitation, square and warm./Come out and play!” So begins the day for the girl shown in the book. ![]()
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