Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors
Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. ISBN: 978-0547014944. Ages 4-8
*Caldecott Honor Award
In Spring,
Red sings from treetops:
cheer-cheer-cheer,
each note dropping
like a cherry
into my ear . . .
With original and spot-on perceptions, Joyce Sidman's poetry brings the colors of the seasons to life in a fresh light, combining the senses of sight, sound, smell and taste. In this Caldecott Honor book, illustrator Pam Zagarenski's interpretations go beyond the concrete, allowing us to not just see color, but feel it.
2010 Caldecott Honor Award
Claudia Lewis Poetry Award
Minnesota Book Award
Cybils Poetry Award
“This whimsical color calendar sparkles with creativity.”
*Kirkus (starred review)
“Joyce Sidman’s language is vivid and deft . . . [it] draws mystery and magic around the most familiar scenes.”
“A poet known for multilayered explorations of nature rejoices here in the way colors, and how we perceive them, change with the seasons.”
*Horn Book (starred review)