62. Here Is a Book

62. Here is A Book. Elisha Cooper. 2025. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, picture book, book about books]

First sentence: Here is an artist, looking.
And look, here is the artist's garden
made with sun, rain, dirt,
shovels, seeds,
and love.
And here is the artist's home built with wood, hammers,
paint, brushes, a shingled roof, and care,
and her kitchen filled with an oven, bread,
raspberry jam, family, a cat,
and warmth.

Premise/plot: This book celebrates the creation of books poetically--and somewhat abstractly--walking readers through the creative process of writing and publishing a book. The details are more towards an artist illustrating a book or perhaps writing and illustrating a book. 

My thoughts: I enjoy reading books about books. This narrative reads almost like a poem. It is an artistic-creative 'ode' to creating a book. Because of the narrative style I'm thinking elementary aged readers instead of preschoolers or pre-K. 

© 2025 Becky Laney of Young Readers