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I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree A Poem for Every Day of the Year
by Fiona Waters, Frann Preston-Gannon
As a little kid, I had several books with „365 stories about …“. A little while ago, I re-discovered the joy of such books accompanying me throughout the year(s).
The first one was very hit-or-miss due to the selection of poems, the second one was a history book (non-fiction), and this year I read this.
I don’t have too many others to compare this book to but so far, this has been my favorite. The design is colorful and cute, the poems curated here are almost all wonderful.
The poems are all about nature and people interacting with it, observing it, fearing or delighting over it. Maybe that has made following the months and changing seasons especially fun. Or maybe it’s just that I love animals and plants so much that this really was perfect for me.
Be that as it may, I knew some of the poems already, though of some we unfortunately only got abbreviated versions (for good reason though), while a lot were unknown to me. That’s a pretty good mix in my opinion.
As you will see, I loved the design so much that I took far too many pictures to show you. After painfully trimming down their numbers, I still ended up with 39! Still, in order to give you a nice overview of the quality of the poems AND the illustrations (as well as of the binding of the book), it is „necessary“ to post all of them here. ;)
Poetry, even more so than short stories or novels, is a deeply personal thing. Therefore, it’s always a gamble to buy a book like this. I’m happy to have found that this was definitely „for me“ and I had great fun throughout the year. It sometimes made me cry (it was an emotional year) but usually cheered me up or emphasized my good mood.
A wonderful companion that I shall revisit.
P.S.: My only complaint is that the publisher actually published the same set of poems with the same illustrations every day under a different title (this other edition also having a different cover). I find that despicable behavior. For more infos, see the comments where I linked to the edition in question. However, that does not detract from the quality of this book or my enjoyment of it.
The first one was very hit-or-miss due to the selection of poems, the second one was a history book (non-fiction), and this year I read this.
I don’t have too many others to compare this book to but so far, this has been my favorite. The design is colorful and cute, the poems curated here are almost all wonderful.
The poems are all about nature and people interacting with it, observing it, fearing or delighting over it. Maybe that has made following the months and changing seasons especially fun. Or maybe it’s just that I love animals and plants so much that this really was perfect for me.
Be that as it may, I knew some of the poems already, though of some we unfortunately only got abbreviated versions (for good reason though), while a lot were unknown to me. That’s a pretty good mix in my opinion.
As you will see, I loved the design so much that I took far too many pictures to show you. After painfully trimming down their numbers, I still ended up with 39! Still, in order to give you a nice overview of the quality of the poems AND the illustrations (as well as of the binding of the book), it is „necessary“ to post all of them here. ;)
Poetry, even more so than short stories or novels, is a deeply personal thing. Therefore, it’s always a gamble to buy a book like this. I’m happy to have found that this was definitely „for me“ and I had great fun throughout the year. It sometimes made me cry (it was an emotional year) but usually cheered me up or emphasized my good mood.
A wonderful companion that I shall revisit.
P.S.: My only complaint is that the publisher actually published the same set of poems with the same illustrations every day under a different title (this other edition also having a different cover). I find that despicable behavior. For more infos, see the comments where I linked to the edition in question. However, that does not detract from the quality of this book or my enjoyment of it.