TY - JOUR AU - MacLeod, Lorisia PY - 2019/03/12 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Poetree by C. Pignat JF - The Deakin Review of Children's Literature JA - DR VL - 8 IS - 3 SE - Book Reviews DO - 10.20361/dr29419 UR - https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/deakinreview/index.php/deakinreview/article/view/29419 SP - AB - <p>Pignat, Caroline. <em>Poetree</em>. Illustrated by François Thisdale, Red Deer Press, 2018.</p><p>Caroline Pignat is a two-time Governor General Award winner and it’s easy to see why when one looks at her latest beautiful book. Each page of <em>Poetree</em> is simply delightful with short simple poems complemented by François Thisdale’s excellent illustrations. The illustrations perfectly invoke the feeling of the poem whether it be the frosty cold of a silent winter’s morning or the pure warm delight of a warm summer's day. The short length of the poetry and the everyday-vocabulary chosen by Pignat makes this book accessible to many readers, even those working on their English skills or who are new to poetry.</p><p>For educators and librarians, this book would be an excellent addition to a program celebrating poetry. In fact, the style of the short poems and illustrations focusing on daily life could be showcased in the reading of this book and then learners could work on creating their own illustrated poems in the style of <em>Poetree</em>. The combination of eye-catching illustrations with high contrast text will no doubt delight audiences of all ages if used in story times and the overall simplicity of the language would allow newer readers to still engage, making this an excellent addition to classrooms and libraries.</p><p>Recommended with Reservations: 3 stars out of 4<br> Reviewer: Lorisia MacLeod</p><p>Lorisia MacLeod is an Instruction Librarian at NorQuest College Library and a proud member of the James Smith Cree Nation. When not working on indigenization or diversity in librarianship, Lorisia enjoys reading almost any variation of Sherlock Holmes, comics, or travelling.</p> ER -