Recently i asked her a few questions about this project and why she chose it.
Poems in my attic.
Garden homage medbh mcguckian.
Leading to your restful inner sanctuary.
The last stanza speaks to me the most and is my fave.
He walked over to me.
Residing within the shadows of my attic.
Send me dead flowers by the mail.
And then momma went berserk.
A picture book is not complete without the art and i ve been fortunate to have my books illustrated by some of the finest artists in the children s book business.
There was a bowl of cookies on the table and i started feeding them to him.
The book follows a young girl who finds her mothers poems written in tanka verse a popular japanese style of poetry from when she was a small child.
In my dusty little attic.
The snowfall is so silent miguel de unamuno.
A 7 year old girl exploring in grandma s attic finds a box of poems her mother wrote as a child.
A clear midnight walt whitman.
But the moose was calm just looking around.
Photos today are by cynthia linville sacramento.
And i won t forget to put roses on your grave.
I felt healthy and wise.
My hands were glowing and so were my cheeks.
But i won t shed a tear i will not feel pathetic.
Poems in the attic gr 1 4 during a visit to grandma s a seven year old girl discovers a stash of poems in the attic written by her mother as a child.
The time this house was bought when it was caked with dust.
I nearly jumped out of my skin.
Send me dead flowers to my wedding.
Poems in the attic.
Throughout the many storms of life.
Poems in the attic is a great poetry book for grades 3 5.
In my dusty little attic i take my time to think.
I plummet down into my thoughts reflecting on my miserable past.
In my attic poem by sumit ganguly.
Poems in the attic.
My newest picture book poems in the attic was illustrated by elizabeth zunon.
Lorna beautiful poetry about your attic reflections.
Blue eyes by elyse marinos.
She reads about her mother s experience of moving around the world as her father was in the military.
Where the warmth of welcome still exists.
My footsteps find the creaking stairs.
Each subsequent set of pages pairs a poem written by the girl with one by her mama.
My house i say robert louis stevenson.
I looked over at the staircase to the attic and there stood a moose.