Goldfinches

This gorgeous picture book is written by the Pulitzer Prize winning poet Mary Oliver. Illustrator Melissa Sweet, a Caldecott Honoree, contributed her talents as an illustrator with stunning and colorful illustrations for the picture book. Teachers who add poetry to their curriculum will want to add......more

The text of this picture book is a poem written by Mary Oliver (Pulitzer Price and National Book Award winner). The illustrations, which I am obsessed with, is Melissa Sweet's layered, textured, and brilliantly colored art. An incredible combination. The entire poem is laid out in the backmatter. I......more

I think some of the extra text was a little confusing, and my eyes always have to adjust to the busyness of Melissa Sweet's illustrations, but overall just a complete ode to Mary Oliver and the nature she loved. I hope kids will find this book accessible and beautiful. (Smaller picture book, almost......more

Stunning, in both text and as always, Melissa Sweet brings a dozen additional layers of depth to Mary Oliver's sweet words.......more