Daniel Finds a Poem

With gorgeous collage illustrations reminiscent of both Ezra Jack Keats and Eric Carle, this is a stunning picture book about finding poetry in nature.

When Daniel sees a sign on the park gate that says Poetry in the Park, Sunday at 6, he wonders, What is poetry? -and is surprised when a spider tells him- To me, poetry is when morning dew glistens. This leads the curious little boy to seek out other park animals and pose the same question. After he hears from Squirrel, Chipmunk, Frog, Turtle, Cricket, and Owl, Daniel creates a lovely poem that he recites at Poetry in the Park, in front of a crowd of poetry-lovers, including all his animal friends.