First Grade by Ron Koertge
Until then, every forest
had wolves in it, we thought
it would be fun to wear snowshoes
all the time, and we could talk to water.
So who is this woman with the gray
breath calling out names and pointing
to the little desks we will occupy
for the rest of our lives?
Art by Brian Rea
Recommended listening: Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl (Audiobook)
Links of the Day: Flopstarter
red squirrels get married Brahman ghosts and shape - shifting tigers meet in the illustrated pages of Tales of India
The Ephemeral Butter Art of Tibetan Buddhism