Best Books

Drawings accompany a selection of English nursery rhymes about animals, counting, Christmas, and other subjects.

Living in Texas. Horsing around in the river. Watching the horizon shimmer in the heat. Climbing over sandstone rocks. Driving across hundreds of miles. Knowing the shortcuts–and the best place to stop for lunch. Tramping through dry creek beds. Listening for the ice-cream man. Falling in love. Telling stories. Losing. Finding. Waiting. Savoring every bite of an avocado. Growing up. It could go on forever…. In this vibrant anthology, award-winning poet and Texan Naomi Shihab Nye collects the work of more than 100 contemporary poets and artists from the great Lone Star State. It’s Texas in all its glory, from the immeasurable sky to the small snakes in the grass, and it’s filled with boundless energy, unlimited creativity, and endless enthusiasm–not to mention universally appealing poems and art. ‘Includes an introduction, notes on the contributors, and an index.

It’s Christmas time! Baby Jesus born in a stable, angels, robins, sparkly lights, and presents under the tree. This is an illustrated collection of poems for Christmas.

Experience wild and endangered animals as they exist in their wild habitats in a dramatic collection of nineteen poems with full-color illustrations from the illustrator of Water Hole Waiting.

Twenty-nine poems about Spring extol the many virtues of the season–from muddy puddles and emerging bulbs to rain showers, rainbows and that first day without mittens. By the author of Insectlopedia.