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Blue Sky White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus 
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Bilingual edition adapted by Kadir Nelson

Blue Sky White Stars is a beautiful children's poetry book. In this story, the author and illustrator bring poetic phrases and American symbolism together to reflect the life and history of the United States. The illustrations specifically are very important in this book. The phrase "well worn" is used twice in this book to mean different things. On one page it's used with a picture of an old Abraham Lincoln in the background. On another page, the illustration behind is a battered American flag. The illustrator uniquely uses oil paints to make the illustrations come to life. Throughout this story, the author and illustrator are very smart in their collaboration of language and illustration.

The Dust Has Grown Flowers by Fiphie

Illustrated by Fiphie 

This poetry book is one of my all-time favorites! The author and illustrator of this book compiled poems from throughout her life and made it into a poetry anthology. Every page is well written and artistically crafted to offer an emotional experience. After reading through this book I would also classify it as a kind of memoir because it tells a story about her life. The compilation of poems with similar aesthetics shows how smart the author was in choosing the poems that she did. I love how you can get so many different meanings in each poem.

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