If The Moon

By (author) Burgess, Matthew; Illustrated by Forsythe Matthew
Description:

From award-winning creators Matthew Burgess and Matthew Forsythe comes a new picture book classic and an invitation to imaginative dreaming. If the Moon is the perfect lyrical bedtime book—a visual poem that soothes and smooths the transition from waking to sleeping.

If the Earth and if the moon,

if the whistling of a tune.

If you drift, if you dream,

into space, into streams…

Softly step on tender feet,

come and lift the latch of sleep.

Biographical note:
Matthew Burgess is a poet, educator, and the author of many celebrated picture books, including The Bear and The Moon, Words With Wings & Magic Things, and Fireworks. He is a professor of literature and creative writing at Brooklyn College, and for over twenty years, he taught poetry programs in New York City public schools. Matthew lives in Brooklyn and Berlin. Visit him at matthewjohnburgess.com.