Eve Merriam's beloved poems tenderly hold our hearts in this timeless collection of bedtime poetry.
"You be the tree, I'll be the pears, carry me, carry me, up the stairs." Eve Merriam's beloved poetry tenderly holds our hearts in this timeless collection of bedtime poetry. Gorgeous illustrations and dreamy stanzas lull even the liveliest little one off to sleep.
Perfect for lap reading or snuggling under the covers, Starry Blankets: Poems for Bedtime includes more than twenty of Merriam's most known and most loved poems. Selected from across her long career, this collection is a great introduction to this icon in children's poetry.
Nice and Tight
You be saucer,
Ill be cup,
piggyback, piggyback,
pick me up
You be tree,
Ill be pears,
carry me, carry me
up the stairs.
You be Good,
Ill be Night,
tuck me in, tuck me in
nice and tight.
- A new, curated collection of poems from award-winning poet Eve Merriam
- A fun way to add poetry to the bedtime routine
- The first time these poems have been in one picture book collection
