Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts about Peace by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Celebrate peace with this book pairing beautiful quilts with poems. Short poems explore the nature of peace and the myriad of forms it takes. There is the peace of quiet, of home, of nature. Then there is the peace that is the opposite of weapons, anger and war. There is the peace of acceptance, of moments, of prayer. Then for readers, there is the peace of reading this book.
Each poem itself is a moment of peace, inviting the reader to linger, consider. The author has created distinct poems that work both as individual poems and as a whole work together. The flow from poem to poem is very successful, making it difficult to read just one or two poems from this book.
The quilts themselves are done in jewel tones. They range from strong-lined images filled with words to natural scenes of quiet grace. Turning the page from one to the next is a journey of color, expression and beauty.
Highly recommended, this book beautifully marries poetry and quilting, resulting in a book that is warm, cozy and lovely. Appropriate for ages 7-10.
Reviewed from copy received from Henry Holt & Co.
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