Hailstones and Halibut Bones
By Mary O’Neill
Illustrated by John Wallner
By Mary O’Neill
Illustrated by John Wallner
Category: Children's Picture Books
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$9.99
Apr 01, 1990 | ISBN 9780385410786 | 3-7 years
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Praise
“An exploration in imaginative, evocative verses of the world of color and its relationship to the other senses.”—The New York Times Book Review (A Top Ten Distinguished Juvenile Book)
“Has inspired young poets all over the country.”—Publishers Weekly
“John Wallner has added rich drawings for this new edition, full of intense yellows, blues, orchids, and oranges. They complement O’Neill’s whimsical poems.”—People
“After more than twenty-five years, the poems, like colors, still sing . . . Kudos to Doubleday for letting Hailstones and Halibut Bones continue to live.”—School Library Journal
“Bright drawings accompany poetry which discussed the colors of the spectrum, encouraging kids to think about how colors are distributed in the natural and human worlds.”—Midwest Book Review
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