A collection of poems chronicling a relationship between two young people, from first glance through final goodbye to the stirrings of possible new love.

Poet Gary Soto captures the voices of young people as they venture toward their first kiss, brood over bruised hearts, and feel the thrill of first love.

A collection of eighteen short poems celebrating love and friendship between animals, from cats and sheep to giraffes and crocodiles.

In this tender interpretation of E.E. Cummings' beloved poem, [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in], a mother carries her child and introduces her to the wonders of the world, its seasons and storms, and together, they discover the root of the root and the bud of the bud, life's secret.