Saturday, February 3, 2018

Let it Glow: A Winter’s Walk by Owen Gildersleeve - OPTIONAL

Gildersleeve, Owen Let it Glow: A Winter’s Walk.  Wide Eyed Editions (Quarto), 2017.  $25.  9781786030306

A young man is headed home after buying a Christmas gift.  As he follows the path he sees winter scenes, until he arrives home.

The cut paper illustration are the star of this holiday charmer.  For the most part the rhyme is a simple 8-beat pattern, except in one weird spot where the lines are only seven awkward syllables.  While the cover says twinkling lights, the lights seem to glow, but never twinkle.  Verdict – mixed.

Pre-K, GIFT – OPTIONAL.  Cindy, Library Teacher

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