Starry Blankets: Poems for Bedtime

By Eve Merriam

Eve Merriam's beloved poems tenderly hold our hearts in this timeless collection of bedtime poetry.

Eve Merriam's beloved poetry tenderly holds our hearts in this timeless collection of bedtime poetry. Gorgeous illustrations and dreamy stanzas lull even the liveliest little one off to sleep.

"You be the tree, I'll be the pears, carry me, carry me, up the stairs."

Starry Blankets: Poems for Bedtime is perfect for lap reading or snuggling under the covers, includes more than twenty of Merriam's most known and most loved poems. Selected from across her long career, this collection is a great introduction to this icon in children's poetry.

Nice and Tight

You be saucer,

I'll be cup,

piggyback, piggyback,

pick me up

You be tree,

I'll be pears,

carry me, carry me

up the stairs.

You be Good,

I'll be Night,

tuck me in, tuck me in

nice and tight.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1638193096
• ISBN13: 9781638193098
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Moonshower
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.4" x 11.6"
• Age Range: 1 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3