Dear Acorn (Love, Oak)

The Newbery Honor winner and Sibert Medalist Joyce Sidman is today’s foremost nature poet for children. Accolades for her books include two Caldecott Honors, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, the Claudia Lewis Award, and many stars and best books lists. For her award-winning body of work, she won the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. She lives in Wayzata, Minnesota. Visit joycesidman.com Melissa Sweet is the Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator of many fine children’s books including Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White, winner of the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award; Balloons over Broadway, a Sibert Medal winner; and The Right Word and A River of Words, both Caldecott Honor Books. Reviewers have described her unique mixed-media illustrations as “exuberant,” “outstanding,” and “a creative delight.” Melissa lives on the beautiful coast of Maine. In addition to writing and painting, she enjoys gardening, hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing. For more information about Melissa and her work, visit her online at melissasweet.net.

★ "An imaginative and insightful masterpiece that invites readers to discover new connections." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)★ “Wonderfully imaginative. Sincere regards to this fanciful celebration of connection, interdependence, and the rewards of not forgetting to write.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)★ "The poems are full of musical alliteration, vivid sensory imagery, and clever perspectives. Sweet’s colorful, textured mixed-media collage art enhances these inventive pieces." — Horn Book (starred review)★ "Each poem is an unexpected journey of intrinsic patterns, dappled verse, and above all a warm sense of unity." — Booklist (starred review)