Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors

Joyce Sidman

Apr 2009 · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Winner of a 2010 Caldecott Honor! With original and spot-on perceptions, Joyce Sidman brings the colors of the seasons to life in a fresh light, combining the senses of sight, sound, smell and taste. Illustrator Pam Zagarenski's interpretations go byeond the concrete, allowing us to not just see color, but feel it. ?It's wonderfully strange to read of colors with sounds, smells and tastes." ?New York Times Book Review ?A charming inspiration to notice colors and correlate emotions." ?Kirkus Reviews, starred review ?This book has a freshness and visual impact all its own, and it will inspire a rainbow of uses." ?The Bulletin, starred review ?Sustaining the playfulness of the text and its sense of awe, mystery, and beauty, the illustrations contribute gracefully to the celebration." ?Horn Book, starred review ?As the title implies, the colors that surprise on every page, do sing." ?Booklist, starred review.

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Newbery Honor winner Joyce Sidman is simply one of the best poets writing for children today. Her accolades include a Lee Bennet Hopkins Award, winner of the Cybil Award, Texas Bluebonnet Master List, two Caldecott Honors, winner of the Claudia Lewis Award, and many stars and notables and best of lists. For her award-winning body of work, she recently won the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. She lives in Wayzata, Minnesota. Visit www.joycesidman.com

Caldecott Honor Medalist Pamela Zagarenski is a brilliant painter of many worlds. As well as illustrating picture books, she creates sculptures and large paintings, which can be viewed at an art gallery in Mystic, Connecticut. She divides her time between Stonington, Connecticut, and her house on Prince Edward Island. Visit www.pzagarenski.com.

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