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Goldfinches

by Mary Oliver Publisher: VIKING

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A poem brought into picture-book form

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Hardcover New English

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    A Book Riot Best Children's Book of the Century (So Far)

    Included among Book Riot's Best Children's Books of the Century (So Far).

  • Author recognition

    Pulitzer Prize winner

    Mary Oliver is described as a Pulitzer Prize winner.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A poem brought into picture-book form

Mary Oliver’s poem “Goldfinches” is presented here as a 40-page picture book, paired with mixed-media illustrations by Melissa Sweet. Its subject is close observation of the natural world: the poem notices goldfinches and connects their presence with happiness and the experience of witnessing beauty. The combination of verse and artwork makes the book a compact introduction to Oliver’s poetry, while keeping the bird and the surrounding natural world at the center.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 encountering poetry in picture-book form
  • Families and educators seeking a book about birds and noticing nature
  • Readers interested in Mary Oliver’s poetry or Melissa Sweet’s illustrations

Themes

Birds and the natural worldObservation and attentionHappiness and gratitude

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Book overview

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet gorgeously illustrates the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver for the first time in picture book form.

ONE OF BOOK RIOT'S BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF THE CENTURY (SO FAR)

Have you heard them singing in the wind, above the final fields?
Have you ever been so happy in your life?

Mary Oliver, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, is one of America's most beloved poets. Introducing her unforgettable words to children for the very first time, her poem "Goldfinches" joyfully observes the power of the natural world as only Mary Oliver can.

Illuminated by the exquisite mixed-media artwork of Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet, Goldfinches fills the reader with wonder for the beauty around them and gratitude for the ability to bear witness to it.
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