Published: June 13, 2025; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa
Address: 743 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218, United States
Phone: +1 347-240-3816
Web: https://www.loftypigeonbooks.com/Join critically-acclaimed author Matthew Burgess for a reading of Words with Wings and Magic Things, a spellbinding collection of poems for young readers that celebrates the magic of words.
This special Sunday morning storytime will consist of a reading, book signing, and activity led by Matthew!
Order your copy of Words with Wings and Magic Things here!
Beyond the doorway of the first page of this collection awaits a dragon piñata, an alligator on the A train, a hungry yeti, an ice cream dream, jetpack sneakers, midnight firelight, a gray day, a plump tomato, a serious question, and so much more. Whether you’re feeling blue, lemon yellow, or Day-Glo green, this inviting and magical book of poems takes young readers on an uplifting journey through everyday moments, moods, and experiences, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. With enchanting illustrations throughout and seven die-cut portals that open into the realms of Welcome, Wonder, Wild, Weee!, Whoops & Wallops, Windows and Whispers & Well Wishes, Words With Wings and Magic Things explores how words can awaken us to a world of wonder and possibility. Step inside... and take flight!
“Burgess displays a keen intuition for what will get kids laughing — and what will make them think. . . . Broad and subtle in turn—verse to stay with readers for years to come.” — STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews
“Burgess celebrates wordplay in a way that transforms the ordinary into the exceptional. Salati’s engaging illustrations successfully help bring the poems to life. Together, they make a perfect combination to be read and enjoyed on one’s own or shared as a delightful read aloud . . . . This is an extraordinary collection filled with poems to savor and illustrations that will both captivate and delight young readers.” — STARRED REVIEW, School Library Journal
“Burgess offers fantastical fragments and affirming messages throughout this rich trove of impish verse. In digitally colored pencil drawings, some stylistically reminiscent of Maurice Sendak’s in A Hole Is to Dig, Caldecott Medalist Salati offers slyly understated vignettes of children dancing, dreaming, encountering creatures, and more.” — Publishers Weekly
Matthew Burgess is a poet, educator, and the author of many children’s books, including Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring, The Bear and The Moon, Sylvester’s Letter, and most recently, As Edward Imagined: A Story of Edward Gorey in Three Acts and The Purple One: A Story of Prince. Matthew edited an anthology of visual art and writing titled Dream Closet: Meditations on Childhood Space, as well as a collection of essays titled Spellbound: The Art of Teaching Poetry. More books are forthcoming, including: Words With Wings and Magic Things (March 2025), and Fireworks (May 2025). An Associate Professor at Brooklyn College, Matthew was a poet-in-residence in New York City public schools for many years, and he currently serves as a senior editor of Teachers & Writers Magazine.
Time: 10:30 am EST
Free!
Detailed information and discussion of the event.