About this item
Stunning collage art full of rich color, glorious details, and a sense of wonder - reminiscent of the work of Ezra Jack Keats - illustrate this delightful story celebrating the poetry found in the world around us. What is poetry? Is it glistening morning dew? Spider thinks so. Is it crisp leaves crunching? That's what Squirrel says. Could it be a cool pond, sun-warmed sand, or moonlight on the grass? Maybe poetry is all of these things, as it is something special for everyone - you just have to take the time to really look and listen. The magical thing is that poetry is in everyone, and Daniel is on his way to discovering a poem of his own after spending time with his animal friends. What is poetry? If you look and listen, it's all around you!
About the Author
Micha Archer www.michaarcher.com is an artist, illustrator and educator living in Western Massachusetts. A world traveller, her sense of color and pattern is influenced by the folk art, crafts, and architecture of the world. Working with gouache, watercolors, pen and ink, and collage, she creates layered pieces from various materials on paper and digitally. With a B.A. in Multicultural Education from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst she taught for 15 years in a Kindergarten classroom. In addition to consulting with teachers on incorporating art into their classrooms, she offers workshops and classes to children, adults and other artists. Her design and illustration clients include - most of the major educational publishers, two children's books with Barefoot Books; (Lola's Fandango and The Wise Fool) a book she wrote and illustrated,( Daniel Finds a Poem) with Penguin,2 books with Charlesbridge, (Spring Equations and Around the World in a Bathtub) . And another with Penguin called Girl Running.She is a member of WMIG- Western Mass. Illustrators Guild (www.wmig.org)
