Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature Hardcover - 2012

Media reviews

Divided into seasons, this visceral introduction to the wonders of nature explores cycles and the passage of time through rich, textural images and thoughtful poems... Debut talent Hearld layers his organic tableaux with matte, paper-cut collages, woodcuts, and other mixed-media techniques, complementing the album of ideas, images, and moods created by Davies’s evocative poetry.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Reading poetry may seem an activity for the winter-bound and introverted, but this lovely collection, organized by season, urges children to dash outside, slamming the screen door behind them. Unlike so much poetry geared toward children, not all the verse here rhymes, introducing readers to poetic language outside the predictable cadences of Dr. Seuss. Mixed-media illustrations, with an emphasis on woodblock and silhouette, offer plenty of beauty to contemplate.
—The New York Times

This is a beautiful book, thick and sturdy and elegant, printed on paper that seems to whisper under the fingers.
—Wall Street Journal

Citations

• Booklist, 04/01/2012, Page 43
• Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 03/01/2012, Page 0
• Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2012, Page 170
• Kirkus Reviews, 01/15/2012, Page 0
• Publishers Weekly, 01/09/2012, Page 52
• School Library Journal, 04/01/2012, Page 150