Switching on the Moon

by Karas, G. Brian

• ISBN13: 9780763642495
• ISBN10: 0763642495
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-14
• Publisher: Candlewick Pr

Summary

This wide-ranging collection of bedtime poems is an inspired baby gift that will find a treasured place on children's nightstands everywhere. From the hoot of an owl to the horns of the city, from children giggling in the bath to the hushed notes of a lullaby, here is an exquisite anthology that captures the universal poetry of bedtime. Expertly gathered by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters, these sixty poems range from old favorite poets such as Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Sylvia Plath, and Eleanor Farjeon to beloved contemporary poets like Marilyn Singer, Lee Bennett Hopkins, and Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman. Beautifully illustrated by G. Brian Karas with richness and whimsy, SWITCHING ON THE MOON is the perfect book to share with a child to usher in a night of sweet dreams.

Author Biography

Jane Yolen is the author of more than 300 books for children and young adults, including SOFT HOUSE, OWL MOON, and HOW DO DINOSAURS SAY GOOD NIGHT? She also collected poems for HERE'S A LITTLE POEM: A VERY FIRST BOOK OF POETRY. Jane Yolen divides her time between Massachusetts and Scotland.

Andrew Fusek Peters is a poet, anthologist, and playwright who has written and edited more than seventy children’s books. He also collected poems for HERE'S A LITTLE POEM: A VERY FIRST BOOK OF POETRY. He lives in Shropshire, England.

G. Brian Karas has illustrated close to ninety children’s books, including Megan McDonald's ANT AND HONEY BEE: A PAIR OF FRIENDS AT HALLOWEEN. He has also written and illustrated several titles, including HOME ON THE BAYOU, a BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK Honor winner. He lives in Rhinebeck, New York.