A Child's Calendar

Happy New Year! 

January

The days are short,

The sun a spark

Hung thin between

The dark and dark.

Fat snowy footsteps

Track the floor,

And parkas pile up

Near the door,

The river is

 A frozen place

Held still beneath

The trees' black lace.

The sky is low.

The wind is gray.

The radiator

Purrs all day.

A Child's Calendar

John Updike

illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman 2002

A beautiful match of Trina Schart Hyman's pictures and John Updike's poems. One for each month of the year, they each capture perfectly the feeling of the seasons, especially for children.

Other books illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman:

King Stork

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

How Does It Feel To Be Old?