Poetry Friday - A Special Book with Life's Only Answer

   

         Thanks to Jama Rattigan who hosts this Poetry Friday, at her blog, Jama's Alphabet Soup HERE. She's found a new poet whose poem about October will bring a lot of cheers and uh - huhs! Plus, she has cookies! Happy October back to you, Jama, and thank you for hosting!

         In our months-long, mixed-up world, here are a few quote reminders of what tops the needs list - love. Charles Ghigna has it quite beautifully correct in his new book, cover above, that publishes this very next Tuesday: Love is Everything. Personally, I also adore books where bears tell the tale, so I doubly like this one!

         In this sweetest of calming rhymes, this older bear speaks to the younger one sharing through the seasons all the love found in every place they visit. In the morning, birds sing, and in the evening stars shine as the bears' moon shadows glow. The older bear offers a promise with "I believe in me. I believe in you./I believe in everything that is good and true." Illustrations by Jacqueline East bring this love of life in each romp out of doors. The bears lie on the grass among the flowers, reveling in spring. She shows them planting trees as Charles writes of doing what is right. Birds' murmurations fill a sunset page. Music and art add to the beliefs that every part of life can be embraced, WITH LOVE!

        It's a loving book for evening reading, a time to celebrate the day, to snuggle in and talk over the day, then look forward to what may be tomorrow's love. Here's one peek!

         Thanks, Charles, for the digital copy. Congratulations to you and Jacqueline for this special book!

        

One more thing!

            I have Charles' Halloween Night, Twenty-One Spooktacular Poems which the granddaughters and I read together every year, so just wanted to remind what a terrific Halloween book it is.