Come In! Come In!

Perfect for fans of A Hole Is to Dig by Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak, here is a cozy yet witty collection of short poems about everyday objects that will inspire a love of language in readers ages 3-7.

In this inventive collection of poems, author Irene Latham invites readers to take off their shoes and wander around a wide variety of houses, meeting everyday objects with newfound wonder. These short, thoughtful poems are wordspinners—a new poetry form invented by the author that delightfully defines a word by spinning together its sound and function. 

Charmingly illustrated by award-winning Amy Hevron, Come In! Come In! is a poetic celebration that young readers will want to savor over and over.Irene Latham is the winner of the 2016 ILA Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award. She is the author of hundreds of poems and nearly twenty current and forthcoming poetry, fiction, and picture books, including This Poem Is a Nest (named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book and an NCTE Notable Poetry Book) and Fresh Delicious (winner of a Eureka! Award and a 2017 NCTE Notable Poetry Book).

Amy Hevron is the author-illustrator of City of Leafcutter Ants, The Longest Journey and her Tiny Habitats series which includes Log Life, a 2025 PNBA Book Awards Shortlisted book. Amy is also the illustrator of several books, including Can You Hug a Forest, a 2024 SCBWI Golden Kite Finalist for Picture Book Illustration, written by Frances Gilbert, Trevor, a Washington State Book Awards Finalist, written by Jim Averbeck, The Tide Pool Waits written by Candace Fleming, and Tree Hole Homes written by Melissa Stewart.