by Myra Cohn Livingston, poet (1985)
A collection of poems on the holidays of the year, from New Year's Day through Martin Luther King Day, Passover, Labor Day, Halloween, and others, to Christmas Eve.
Jean Thor Cook
Dramatic illustrations and action verbs describe the disciples' encounter with a violent storm on a lake while Jesus slept in their boat. What happened next ended their fears and left them wondering, who is this great man? This story is drawn from Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41 and Luke 8:22-25.
George Mendoza
Free verse and full page black and white photographs relate the lasting impression of a child's first experience with a gun and its destruction of life.
Alfred Noyes
Returning by moonlight to the inn where his true love, the landlord's daughter, awaits him, the highwayman is unaware that the king's soldiers also lie in wait for him, concealed in the girl's bedroom.
Irene Latham
The unexpected, ingenious imagery and enticing artwork in this collection will inspire the imaginations of young readers, and show how poetry can be as fresh and delicious as the farmers market produce it celebrates.