Written by Shauna LaVoy Reynolds, Illustrated by Shahrzad Maydani
Sylvia celebrates the beginning of spring by writing a poem and tying it to a nearby tree. The next day she discovers a new poem tied to the tree and believes the tree is writing back to her. As she begins to exchange poems with the “poetree,” she discovers a surprise new friend.
I love this sweet story of friendship and poetry. The illustrations are beautiful and I love all the poems Sylvia and her friend create and exchange – it inspires readers to create their own poems and lets readers know that it’s not as hard to write a poem as they may think.
We will definitely be reading this book next April for Poetry month!
Review by Jennifer Porter, Crestview Elementary Library
Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars)
Interest Level: Grades K-4
Poetree
Written by Shauna LaVoy Reynolds, Illustrated by Shahrzad Maydani
Dial Books for Young Readers
32 pages
Release Date: March 19, 2019
A review copy was provided by the publisher.