Goldfinches Children

Goldfinches ChildrenNATIONAL BESTSELLER Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet gorgeously illustrates the work of Pulitzer Prize winning poet Mary Oliver for the first time in picture book form. Have you heard them singing in the wind, above the final fields? Have you ever been so happy in your life? Mary Oliver, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, is one of America's most beloved poets. Introducing her unforgettable words to children for the very first

he does what any good host would: he invites them back to his farmhouse and offers to help fix up their "car"

with his wife and two sons

we learn that some microbes get a bad rep for making us sick

An ordinary game of rock

he hands a water bottle to his toddler and says

and hungry monks

But the creation story told by science is more perplexing and incredible than any we could ever make up

You know all about the planets near Earth

And El Cucuy is the monster who lives in Ramón's cactus pot

Min and his family do their best to keep their produce business afloat and earn enough support to get Min's father released

gender and sexuality

HUMOROUS NONFICTION: While the subject is serious