For those who like to be in on the newest news, you should check out the book trailer for a brand new poetry collection. Hidden parks and irrepressible dandelions put down tap roots and grow up wild in Sarah Grace Tuttle‘s Hidden City: Poems of Urban Wildlife, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2018. Amy Schimler-Safford’s art highlights nature’s amazing adaptation to cities, from falcons nesting on the thirty-second floor to fairy rings of mushrooms and pigeon courtship dances. Their sunflower buffet feeds my hungry soul.
Notes: This is part of my new Book by the Brook micro review series. I hope you’re enjoying it as much as I enjoyed reading Sarah’s delightful feast of words: Aster. Sorrel. Nectar. Bagels. Fish heads. Broccoli. Ladybugs. Moss.
Writing Tip: The right words in the right order. Good writing is as simple as that. And if you are working on a collection of kid’s poetry and have questions, Sarah was kind enough to answer some questions of mine. Maybe she answered one of yours.
Happy Poetry Friday! Thanks to Linda Baie at TeacherDance for hosting.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
LET THEM FIND IT–THE HIDDEN CITY!
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The description reminds me of the “Cities” episode of Planet Earth 2. Fascinating stuff!
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It’s a great book. Thanks for reading, Tabatha.
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This book sounds like a perfect addition to my collection! I also enjoyed reading your Q&A with Sarah. Thank you for sharing this with us, Brenda!
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Thanks for reading. Hidden City is in my collection, too. 🙂
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Thanks for this review. I’m looking forward to reading this collection!
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Thanks for reading. 🙂
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What a great book review, and congrats on your Book by the Brook series!
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Thanks, Kiesha. Glad you like it.
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Thanks so much for sharing your questions and Sarah’s responses. Great information!
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Sarah said others have asked similar questions, so I thought sharing the answers was a good idea. Michelle says commenting is turned off there. I’ll look into that and fix it if I can.
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Nice micro book review concept, Brenda! I look forward to more of the series! I also really enjoyed reading your Q & A with Sarah—useful questions, thorough and thoughtful responses. (BTW, did you mean to have comments disabled over there? You mentioned that folks can leave questions, but I didn’t see where readers could do that.)
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Hmm. I didn’t intentionally disable comments. I wonder what happened. I might look into it tomorrow. Meanwhile, if you want to leave a question here, please do.
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It turned out to be easy to figure out how to turn on comments, and shazam! If you want, you can leave comments.
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I just read about Sarah’s book on Michelle’s Little Ditty blog, so it was fun to see it here, too. Thanks for linking to the book trailer, Brenda. It’s marvelous! Thanks also for your comment on my sonnet last week–I’ve been offline and haven’t had a chance to respond until today.
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Thanks for your words on Sarah’s book and trailer. I agree entirely. I hope all is well with you.
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Thank you for sharing this book. It looks delightful. I’ve always been fascinated by how nature can take root and even thrive in the most unlikely of places!
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I’m glad you like it, Kay. I also find nature’s tenacity fascinating.
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Thanks for spotlighting this book! Have added it to my Wish List. 🙂
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Yay! Sarah’s done a wonderful job.
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A tempting book! Shoot. I had to delete what I was saying. I typed this phrase and thought – ooh, what a great title or opening line. Don’t you hate/love when that happens?! So I’ve copied and pasted it in my idea folder! Thanks!
This looks like a wonderful collection of poems. I’ll have to check it out!
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I hope you do read it, it’s wonderful. I’m glad you got an idea. I love that about PF. It’s a place of inspiration and joy.
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Thank you Brenda for sharing about this lovely book… and how wonderful your Book by the Brook series! Yay! I, too, am sharing about HIDDEN CITY today… much to love! xo
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Your review is wonderful. I would have read the book after reading yours if I hadn’t already. I agree completely, so much to love.
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i love these little snippet reviews, just enough to get a taste and leave us wanting to read more. this book sounds like one i’d enjoy –
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I think you and your kinders and grands would love it. 🙂
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What a lovely image. 🙂
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Thanks, Myra!
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Thanks very much for sharing, Brenda. The book trailer showed how lovely this book is going to be! Just right for spring, right?
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Right! The illustrations have gorgeous color.
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What a sweet review. The string of words is super cool.
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The poems are unexpected and adorable.
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Looks like an enchanting garden poetry book Brenda, fun trailer too! I look forward to seeing more of your “Book by the Brook” book reviews–like your water fall image, thanks!
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Thanks, Michelle. Glad you like these micro reviews. They are a different direction that others have gone, but it suits my busy schedule.
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I can totally relate to that!
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I’ll take a look Brenda. Thanks for sharing. I hope you’re well.x
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We’re well, thanks. Too many snow days. 🙂
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I can imagine what that’s like! Glad you’re all well😃
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