Grace for an island meal
By: Rachel Field ; pictures by Cynthia Jabar.
Contributors: Jabar, Cynthia, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Blessing and cursing -- Juvenile poetry.; Dinners and dining -- Juvenile poetry.; Islands -- Juvenile poetry.; Children's poetry, American.
Genres: Juvenile poetry.
Description: Bless this board and bless this bread. Bless this skylight overhead through which any eye may see wheeling gull and blowing tree. One morning in Maine, three visitors travel to a small island. The day is clear and bright - its beauty a blessing. There are other blessings, too: a bright red fishing boat, berries and mussels to discover, the surprise of a wild bicycle ride. Best all is the joy of family coming together to share a special meal. Bold, color-saturated art perfectly captures the light and spirit of the Maine coast and brings to life this gentle prayer-like poem celebrating the simple pleasures of a summer day.
Notes: "Melanie Kroupa books."