Lion of the Sky

By Laura Purdie Salas, Merce Lopez (illustrator),

Book cover of Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons

Book description

you gasp as I roar,
my mane exploding, sizzling―
lion of the sky!

Haiku meet riddles in this wonderful collection from Laura Purdie Salas. The poems celebrate the seasons and describe everything from an earthworm to a baseball to an apple to snow angels, alongside full-color illustrations.

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Why read it?

1 author picked Lion of the Sky as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love that this book incorporates riddles and haiku!

Kids can turn the pages and travel through the seasons (spring through winter) in an illustrated playful guessing game. “I am a wind bird/ sky skipper, diamond dipper,/ dancing on your string.” If you guessed a kite, you are right! A clever combination of art, riddles, and poetry wrapped up in a beautiful picture book package.

Spoiler Alert: Lion of the Sky is a firework!  Wow! 

From Danna's list on hooking your kids on poetry.

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