toes and roots dig deep
garden girl searches, enjoys;
dines on spring color
barefoot, bare-root seek
connect with God’s fertile earth
nourishment for girl and plant
barefoot by Angie Quantrell
photo by Angie Quantrell
Yakima Valley
What a joy! Spring tulips. Clapping my hands . . .
The Planet We Call Home
Written by Aimee Isaac
Illustrated by Jaime Kim
Philomel, 2023
Wow! Thanks to Aimee Isaac and Susanna Hill, I was gifted a copy of The Planet We Call Home. Just in time for the birthday of my youngest grand who will turn 7 very soon. She will love opening her very own autographed copy! Thank you, Aimee and Susanna!
The Planet We Call Home is beautiful! Written in a cumulative style, each phrase is added to the next, so by the end of the story, lines have been repeated and the story internalized. I love this format! The lyrical text is hope-filled and based on nature and conversation of our precious planet Earth. Lovely illustrations complement and extend the story. Back matter provides resources for further reading and ways to help our planet. Well done, Aimee and Jaime!
With Earth Day coming up soon, The Planet We Call Home is just right! It’s also the birthday party day, so I know one 7-year-old who will be reading it on Earth Day.
thinking kitty thoughts
lo! who goes there? it’s all mine;
be gone, trespasser
survey my catdom
fleece regalia is just right,
the queen on her throne
survey my catdom by Angie Quantrell
cat model Monet
look! bursts of purple
shout joyfully, spring arrives!
hope sprouts from its rest
hope sprouts by Angie Quantrell
photos by Angie Quantrell
model flashback of my grand, Autumn
photo by Angie Quantrell
Anacortes, WA
Photo by Angie Quantrell
Yakima Valley
Sending joy and peace to you and your family.
dark broken by light
snow day, but no sleeping in
time to wander, breathe
breathe by Angie Quantrell
Yakima Valley
leading trail of poofs
struggle to escape mealtime
final resting place
poofs by Angie Quantrell
life (and death) in the pasture, Yakima Valley
Love, Laughter, and Life 