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"A Bird About to Sing" by Laura Nyman Montenegro

Item Number
253
Sold
20 USD to gramtobe
Number of Bids
3  -  Bid History

Item Description

 

For Natalie, writing poetry is fun. But reciting poetry out loud, IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE, is not. So when Natalie’s poetry teacher takes her to a reading, Natalie is nervous. Shy. And ready to fly away. How will she muster the courage it takes to share her verse in front of an audience? Here is one young writer’s story that sets free a bird about to sing.  Ages 3-8

Item Special Note

 

  • This beautifully illustrated hardcover is signed by the author.
  • Book will be mailed to winning bidder at close of auction.

 “Children are natural artists and storytellers who respond to the picture book world with gusto and insight.”   - L.N.M.

Montenegro’s picture books, A Bird About to Sing, Sweet Tooth, and One Stuck Drawer, all published by Houghton Mifflin Company, have won Parent’s Choice Awards and A Bird About to Sing was featured on Reading Rainbow.

Her newest book, A Poet’s Bird Garden, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux has been described as ‘Beautiful to look at and to contemplate the serenity within.’ (Kirkus Reviews)

Laura is an art educator, with a BA in Fine Arts and Anthropology and an MA and certification in Art Education. She is a puppeteer and movement artist, co-founder and ensemble member of Theatre Zarko in Evanston, IL.  She teaches classes for adults in the art of making picture books.