Hope is the thing with feathers / Emily Dickinson ; illustrated by Tim Hopgood.

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Hope is the thing with feathers

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"In Hope is the Thing with Feathers, we follow the story of a little bird who brings joy to everyone through his song. When a storm hits, the little bird's song is diminished, but he never gives up, and when the storm passes he is there to give joy again as people rebuild. Emily Dickinson's beloved poem is beautifully brought to life by bestselling artist Tim Hopgood in this beautiful picturebook that champions poetry and shows that, even in the darkest times, there is always hope."--

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English

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9781223188164

1223188167

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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm

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Hope -- Juvenile poetry.

Birds -- Juvenile poetry.

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Emily Dickinson's beloved poem is beautifully brought to life by bestselling artist Tim Hopgood in this beautiful picturebook that champions poetry and shows that, even in the darkest times, there is always hope.

In Hope is the Thing with Feathers , readers follow the story of a little bird who brings joy to everyone through his song. When a storm hits, the little bird's song is diminished, but he never gives up, and when the storm passes he is there to give joy again as people rebuild.

Backmatter includes information on Emily Dickinson, as well as an activity idea for budding poets.

Author Notes

Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. Although one of America's most acclaimed poets, the bulk of her work was not published until well after her death on May 15, 1886. The few poems published in her lifetime were not received with any great fanfare. After her death, Dickinson's sister Lavinia found over 1,700 poems Emily had written and stashed away in a drawer -- the accumulation of a life's obsession with words. Critics have agreed that Dickinson's poetry was well ahead of its time. Today she is considered one of the best poets of the English language.

Except for a year spent at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, Dickinson spent her entire life in the family home in Amherst, Massachusetts. She never married and began to withdraw from society, eventually becoming a recluse.

Dickinson's poetry engages the reader and requires his or her participation. Full of highly charged metaphors, her free verse and choice of words are best understood when read aloud. Dickinson's punctuation and capitalization, not orthodox by Victorian standards and called "spasmodic" by her critics, give greater emphasis to her meanings.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 1--5--Unlike humor poets Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky, who have wide appeal to the school-age set, romantic poetry can be tricky for young readers who prefer a tidy narrative. Dickinson's "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" offers a just-right sojourn for children into the metaphoric language of poetry. Its subject has a modern-day relevance that will inspire engaging discourse, both in classrooms and at home. Hopgood's interpretations of the classic poem provide consistent visual mooring for Dickinson's text, depicting the resilience of hope in the form of a songbird whose song survives the many obstacles life puts in the way. In Dickinson's parting stanza, "Yet - never - in Extremity, It asked a crumb - of me," provides a fruitful opportunity for meaningful exchange between little ones and their grown-ups. VERDICT A fine foray into canonical poetry for young learners.--Sarah Simpson

Booklist Review

A wide-eyed child peers out her window at a small brown bird trilling on a tree limb. "HOPE is the thing with feathers," begins the story, "That perches in the soul." As Dickinson's tight language dances across the pages, the bird takes flight and travels through gentle rain and then gales before emerging in sunshine to land upon a branch before the child at the poem's end. As with his expressive interpretation of song lyrics in What a Wonderful World (2015), by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss, illustrator Hopgood (My Big Book of Outdoors, 2022) brings movement and a child-centered framework to adult text. The warm palette of the artwork conveys its optimism, and softly edged pencil, chalk, and ink images feature the singing bird moving resolutely forward. A brief biography of Dickinson and exposition of the poem are accompanied by a glossary and activity in the back matter, along with the poem in its entirety. This artistic interpretation breathes fresh life into a moving and familiar metaphor and is well suited for home and library enjoyment.