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This beautiful book presents poems for hopefulness and happiness, with bright, uplifting illustrations from rising star Carolyn Gavin.This book of joyous and uplifting verse is a welcome beacon of hope and happiness in difficult and challenging times, collected together with beautiful illustrations and context for each poem.We all have days when we find ourselves in need of some positivity. In difficult times, the words of others can lift us up. Bright, joyful art to inspire hopefulness is combined with carefully curated poems, chosen to lift the spirits through the healing power of words.  The book is divided into eight sections on the themes of hope, resilience & courage, joy, nature & escape, love, tranquillity, gratitude and comfort. Featuring a diverse range of writers from Oscar Wilde to Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson to Maya Angelou, William Blake to Warsan Shire, the selections are accompanied by explanations and illuminating context that reinforce the positive mental health message.  Combining uplifting lines of verse and joyful illustrations, this unique book provides a much-needed dose of hopefulness and happiness in turbulent times, whether as a thoughtful gift for someone in need of solace or a resource that can be turned to whenever we need to. Featuring: Carol Ann Duffy • Percy Bysshe Shelley • Maya Angelou • Emily Dickinson • Kahlil Gibran • Claude McKay • Langston Hughes • William Wordsworth • Emanuel Carnevali • James Weldon Johnson • Anne Sexton • William Ernest Henley • Siegfried Sassoon • David Wright • Ella Wheeler Wilcox • John Greenleaf Whittier • Ada Limón • Denise Levertov • William Blake •  Edna St. Vincent Millay • Oscar Wilde • Rachel Field • John Gillespie Magee Jr. • Armand Garnet Ruffo • Robert Louis Stevenson • Ursula Bethell • John Donne • Paul Laurence Dunbar • Warsan Shire • Naomi Replansky • William Butler Yeats • Toru Dutt • William Cullen Bryant • E. Pauline Johnson • Lady Mary Wortley Montagu • Alfred, Lord Tennyson •  Raymond Carver • Katherine Mansfield • Issa • W.S. Merwin • John Tobias • Ross Gay • Sara Teasdale • Elizabeth Barrett Browning • William Shakespeare • Tim Bowling • Mary Oliver • Christina Rossetti

Share memories, love, and appreciation with your mom through this unique and inspiring book of letters, which brings an artful touch to the blockbuster bestselling Letters to ... series.Write now. Read later. Treasure forever.Inspired Letters to My Mom provides heartfelt guidance on expressing to your mother how much she means to you.Each of the 12 letters begins with a unique prompt like: A special memory I have of you is ... From you, I learned the importance of ... I always think of you when ... One thing I'm glad we share is ...  With this keepsake collection of letters, you fill each note with a message that shares memories and gratitude for your very special mother. Once complete, you can postdate the letters—crafted as fold-and-mail-style envelopes—and seal them with the included stickers to create a priceless time capsule. When mom opens the letters in the future, she will receive an invaluable gift: a tangible reminder of her child’s love.Perfect for: Mother’s Day, birthday, or holiday gift A fresh twist on a guided journal or memory book to capture special moments with your mom to share in the future An engaging way to record family history for posterity Fans and users of other bestsellers in the Letters to ... series