Overview
Told through poetic letters, this inventive collaboration from Newbery Honor winner Joyce Sidman and two-time Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet reveals the everyday conversations between ""big"" and ""little"" objects in our ecosystem. Delightful! Dear Sky, Hello! It's me, Bubble! I'm here! Someone's breathed me awake! What is it like to be little? What is it like to be big? Award-winning poet Joyce Sidman explores both in this lyrical picture book. Whether it's a small bubble writing to the enormous sky, or a mighty oak reassuring its tiny acorn, these surprising and delightful poems examine how we're all connected--in both big and small ways. Brilliantly illustrated by Caldecott artist Melissa Sweet, Dear Acorn (Love, Oak) will have readers dreaming up messages of their own to this big, beautiful world.
Full Product Details
Author: Joyce Sidman ,
Melissa Sweet
Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
Imprint: Bound to Stay Bound Books
ISBN: 9798855192827
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 02 September 2025
Audience:
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
★ ""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)
Author Information
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.
