Firefly July Selected by Paul B. Janeczko / Illustrated by Melissa Sweet Firefly July is featured in the Kids’ Next list for Spring. I was very excited to see this book of poetry illustrated by one of my favorite illustrators, Melissa Sweet! The poems selected by Paul Janeczko and illustrated with Melissa’s beautiful and bright collages of color bring to life the four seasons. With thirty-six very short poems, young readers have an opportunity to capture the sights, smells and feelings of each season. One of my favorites:
Firefly July
When I was ten, one summer night
The baby starts that leapt Among the trees like dimes of light,
I cupped, and capped, and kept.J. Patrick Lewis
Guy in Real Life
by Minnesota author Steve Brezenoff
This was has just released. It’s set in St. Paul and depicts youth gaming culture. Check it out!
The movie version of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars opens on June 6!
There’s still time to read the book before you see the movie. Sally was thrilled to be invited to the preview on June 5—but it’s in New York. Rats!
