Dear Acorn (Love, Oak): Letter Poems to Friends

Told through poetic letters, this inventive collaboration from Newbery Honor winner Joyce Sidman and two-time Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet reveals the everyday conversations between “big” and “little” objects in our ecosystem. Delightful!

Dear Sky,

Hello! It's me, Bubble!

I'm here!

Someone's breathed me

awake!

What is it like to be little? What is it like to be big?

Award-winning poet Joyce Sidman explores both in this lyrical picture book. Whether it’s a small bubble writing to the enormous sky, or a mighty oak reassuring its tiny acorn, these surprising and delightful poems examine how we’re all connected—in both big and small ways. Brilliantly illustrated by Caldecott artist Melissa Sweet, Dear Acorn (Love, Oak) will have readers dreaming up messages of their own to this big, beautiful world. 

★ "An imaginative and insightful masterpiece that invites readers to discover new connections." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

★ “Wonderfully imaginative. Sincere regards to this fanciful celebration of connection, interdependence, and the rewards of not forgetting to write.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

★ "The poems are full of musical alliteration, vivid sensory imagery, and clever perspectives. Sweet’s colorful, textured mixed-media collage art enhances these inventive pieces." - Horn Book (starred review)

★ "Each poem is an unexpected journey of intrinsic patterns, dappled verse, and above all a warm sense of unity." - Booklist (starred review)