The Sun is So Quiet
Author: Nikki Giovanni Category: Anthologies and Collections, Black Joy, Elementary School, Poetry and Lyrical Stories, Preschool, Science and Nature Publisher: Square Fish Language: English Reading Age: Elementary School, Preschool Illustrator: Ashley Bryan More Details“Simple poems by the famous poet, Nikki Giovanni, are paired beautifully with colorful drawings that will pull the young reader into their magic. . . . A lovely first book of poems.” ―Children’s Literature
Quiet . . .
like a quilt on a feather bed . . .
and frost on the window . . .
we write our names knowing . . .
the sun will melt them off
But the sun is so quiet . . .
that we don’t care
we smile
―from Connie by Nikki Giovanni
The quiet and noisy, wintery and sometimes sunny poems in The Sun Is So Quiet will always make you smile. Nikki Giovanni describes riding rainbows, tiptoeing through strawberry patches, licking chocolaty fingers, snuggling under covers, and many other wonderful childhood moments. Ashley Bryan’s warmest, most colorful illustrations make each page look like a bright, beaming smile.
Together, they have created a collection that you can linger over like a peppermint candy cane or enjoy as quickly as a snowflake melts on your nose.
The Sun is So Quiet
Written by Nikki Giovanni
Illustrated by Ashley Bryan
Source: Publisher (Square Fish)
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