Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman, Illustrated by Pamela ZagarenskiAn entire book of poems about colors and weather ~ how can it possibly keep the reader's interest? I was skeptical.
However, Joyce Sidman's images are so evocative and so crisp, that I was completely captivated. "In spring, Red sings from treetops: cheer-cheer-cheer, each note dropping like a cherry into my ear/Red turns the maples feathery, sprouts in rhubarb spears; Red squirms on the road after rain." I read the whole thing cover to cover in one sitting. Pamela Zagarenski's fanciful and colorful illustrations perfectly enhance the images in the poems. What a delight! (Children's)
Hold Stillby Nina LaCour
Caitlin's best friend, Ingrid, commits suicide, and all Caitlin is left with is her journal. She has to try to make sense of Ingrid's senseless death. Caitlin's process of grieving and coming back to life herself is gracefully and poignantly drawn. A lovely, sad, but ultimately hopeful read. (YA)
~ by Karla Giraldéz, BCL- Southwest
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