A 2024 National Book Award "Great Reads from Great Places" selection

Poetry is magic in this stunningly illustrated treasury of rhymes for young readers.

Charles Ghigna, Father Goose®, has compiled 101 of his best, most-beloved children's poems to share with young readers as a first introduction to the joy of language and to the enchanted world of books. His lilting rhythms and rhymes, short, simple sentences, and clever repetition of key words and phrases will start children's eyes, minds, and hearts dancing along the rhythmical lines of poetry and into a lifelong love of lyrical language. 

These Father Goose's poems cover themes of Home, Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, Animals, and Poetry, and include favorites such as:

My Quiet Time
November
The Cold Gray Days of Winter
Winter Calls
Snowfall in the City
The Wild Geese
Summertime
The Ant
The City
What's A Poem?

Young readers will gain an understanding of the wonder and joy of poetry, as well as a positive look at the natural world around them. In the words of Charles Ghigna, “It is the joyous power of poetry that turns listeners into readers and readers into writers.”[AuthorName]By Charles Ghigna and Illustrated by Sara Brezzi[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Charles Ghigna–Father Goose® lives in a tree house in the middle of Alabama. He is the author of more than 100 books and has written more than 5,000 poems for children and adults that appear in anthologies, newspapers, and magazines. He served as poet in residence and chair of creative writing at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, instructor of creative writing at Samford University, poetry editor of English Journal for the National Council of Teachers of English, and a nationally syndicated poetry feature writer for Tribune Media Services. He speaks at schools, conferences, libraries, and literary events throughout the US. For more information, visit his website at FatherGoose.com.
Sara Brezzi is an illustrator actively collaborating with publishing houses and writers as well as working on her own projects. Currently Sara is based in Tuscany, Italy, where she lives with her son and her dog in a small house in the woods, nature being her first source of inspiration. She enjoys working on several different projects from children's books, board books, stationery, patterns to puzzles, games, and toys. Visit her at sarabrezzidesign.com.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]60 color images[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]101 Favorite Poems for Children[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]60 color images[/ColorPattern]