Breathe the yeasty warmth of baking, half forgotten, now remembered Breathe the sweet-sharp tang of elderberry soap, foaming in the misty morning Breathe the endless blue of a perfect April sky, the picture of forever Breathe the pussywillow-pollen breeze, gentle on your cheeks and hands Breathe the whistle-wing of sparrows cutting through the air Air whispers through an open window, bringing with it smells and sounds of life, a whole world once remembered, half forgotten, no

Hello, and Happy Friday! It's Good Friday, which I guess means I should be talking about something Good Friday-ish, but you know what? I just don't produce that kind of content. Instead, for today's Cover Collection post, I'm going to talk about a cover that is simple, but striking: the cover of Laurie Halse Anderson's recently released memoir, SHOUT, which was designed by Jessica Jenkins. (I normally post a shout-out to the artist, too, but I can't find that information in m

Welcome to Cover Collection, my (mostly) weekly series about book covers that I love, and why I love them. Since I missed last week because my planned blog posts got derailed by my NCTE news (YAAAAY NCTE!), I'm going to post TWO cover posts this week! And since April is National Poetry Month, I'm focusing on books written in either free verse, or straight-up rhyme. Today, we're looking at the cover of THE UNDEFEATED, written by Kwame Alexander, and designed by Cara Llewellyn