Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bandgt;andlt;iandgt;The definitive anthology of children's poetry, collected by a beloved authorandlt;/iandgt;andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Years in the making, this full-color treasury contains nearly two hundred poems, all of them handpicked by Bill Martin Jr. Traditional children's poems are presented alongside contemporary pieces, and the collection is capped off with tributes by Eric Carle and Steven Kellogg, two of Bill Martin Jr's best-known collaborators. This essential compilation also features original illustrations by award-winning artists, including Ashley Bryan, Lois Ehlert, Steven Kellogg, Chris Raschka, Dan Yaccarino, Nancy Tafuri, and Derek Anderson. This beautiful anthology is sure to become a classic.
Synopsis
The definitive anthology of children's poetry, collected by a beloved author
Years in the making, this full-color treasury contains nearly two hundred poems, all of them handpicked by Bill Martin Jr. Traditional children's poems are presented alongside contemporary pieces, and the collection is capped off with tributes by Eric Carle and Steven Kellogg, two of Bill Martin Jr's best-known collaborators. This essential compilation also features original illustrations by award-winning artists, including Ashley Bryan, Lois Ehlert, Steven Kellogg, Chris Raschka, Dan Yaccarino, Nancy Tafuri, and Derek Anderson. This beautiful anthology is sure to become a classic.
About the Author
andnbsp;andnbsp;Bill Martin Jr (1916andndash;2004) has been called andldquo;Americaandrsquo;s favorite childrenandrsquo;s author.andrdquo; He wrote more than 300 books for children, including the classic texts andlt;iandgt;Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?andlt;/iandgt;, illustrated by Eric Carle; and andlt;iandgt;Chicka Chicka Boom Boomandlt;/iandgt;, illustrated by Lois Ehlert.Michael Sampson is a andlt;iandgt;New York Times andlt;/iandgt;bestselling author of twenty-two books for young children, including andlt;iandgt;Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 andlt;/iandgt;and andlt;iandgt;The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetryandlt;/iandgt;. He and Bill Martin Jr wrote many popular books together, including andlt;iandgt;Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? andlt;/iandgt;and andlt;iandgt;Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? andlt;/iandgt;Michael Sampson lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.Eric Carle is the author and illustrator of more than seventy books for children, many of them bestsellers. Born in Syracuse, New York, he moved to Germany with his parents when he was six years old. He studied at the Academy of Graphic Arts in Stuttgart before returning to the United States, where he worked as a graphic designer for andlt;iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; and later as art director for an international advertising agency. His first two books, andlt;iandgt;1,2,3 to the Zooandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;The Very Hungry Caterpillarandlt;/iandgt;, gained him immediate international recognition. The latter title, now considered a modern classic, has sold more than 30 million copies and has been translated into forty-eight languages. Eric Carle and his wife, Barbara, divide their time between the mountains of North Carolina and the Florida Keys.andlt;Bandgt;Steven Kelloggandlt;/Bandgt; is the beloved illustrator of more than one hundred books for children including andlt;iandgt;Clorindaandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Clorinda Takes Flightandlt;/iandgt;, and he has been awarded the Regina Medal for his entire body of work. Mr. Kellogg works in an old barn overlooking Lake Champlain in Essex, New York, where he lives with his family.