Anna Grossnickle Hines

Poems about the four seasons, as reflected in the natural world, are accompanied by photographs of quilts made by the author.

Rich, luminous fabrics. Eleven miles of thread. An uncountable number of stitches. Clear, sparkling words. With these ingredients Anna Grossnickle Hines celebrates the lights that brighten the darkest season of our year. In poems and quilts she captures each heartening glow and flicker, from the moon and aurora borealis to the holiday lights of Santa Lucia, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Chinese New Year to one lone candle and a hidden flashlight...

Last Halloween was a scary experience because of walking pumpkins, haunting ghosts, flying witches, and other disturbing sights, but this Halloween will be different.

A little girl is eager to share the delights of the meadow with her family, but everyone is too busy until Granny suggests a picnic.

Sudden rain almost spoils a wonderful picnic that Buddy and his mother have prepared.

The rain provides opportunities to feel it fall, hear it patter, and mix a mud pie.

When Grandpa dies, Holly and Glen remember the special times they had together, gardening, reading, and learning about butterflies.

Spending the night at Grandma's house, Lassen and her cousins have fun but discover that there are limits to Grandma's patience.

Snow provides the opportunity to catch a snowflake, stamp a trail, or swoosh an angel.

A mouse tries on many kinds of hats and becomes a firefighter, gardener, chef, teaparty hostess, and space traveler.