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Words with Wings and Magic Things

By Matthew Burgess
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Illustrated by Doug Salati

By Matthew Burgess
On Tour

Illustrated by Doug Salati

By Matthew Burgess
On Tour

Illustrated by Doug Salati

By Matthew Burgess
On Tour

Illustrated by Doug Salati

By Matthew Burgess
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Read by Matthew Burgess

By Matthew Burgess
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Read by Matthew Burgess

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Hardcover $19.99

Mar 18, 2025 | ISBN 9781774880289 | 5-9 years

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Mar 18, 2025 | ISBN 9781774880296 | 5-9 years

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Mar 18, 2025 | 44 Minutes | 5-9 years

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    About Words with Wings and Magic Things

    From award-winning author Matthew Burgess and Caldecott medalist Doug Salati comes a spellbinding collection of poems for young readers that celebrates the power of words to awaken the imagination and alchemize the everyday. A gorgeous gift book for fans of Shel Silverstein with seven die-cut spreads throughout.

    Beyond the doorway of the first page of this collection awaits a dragon piñata, an alligator on the A train, a hungry yeti, an ice cream dream, jetpack sneakers, midnight firelight, a gray day, a plump tomato, a serious question and so much more. Whether you’re feeling blue, lemon yellow or Day-Glo green, this inviting and magical book of poems takes young readers on an uplifting journey through everyday moments, moods and experiences, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. With enchanting illustrations throughout and seven die-cut portals that open into the realms of Welcome, Wonder, Wild, Weee!, Whoops & Wallops, Windows and Whispers & Well Wishes, Words With Wings and Magic Things explores how words can awaken us to a world of wonder and possibility. Step inside . . . and take flight!

    About Words with Wings and Magic Things

    From award-winning author Matthew Burgess and Caldecott medalist Doug Salati comes a spellbinding collection of poems for young readers that celebrates the power of words to awaken the imagination and alchemize the everyday. A gorgeous gift book for fans of Shel Silverstein with seven die-cut spreads throughout.

    Beyond the doorway of the first page of this collection awaits a dragon piñata, an alligator on the A train, a hungry yeti, an ice cream dream, jetpack sneakers, midnight firelight, a gray day, a plump tomato, a serious question and so much more. Whether you’re feeling blue, lemon yellow or Day-Glo green, this inviting and magical book of poems takes young readers on an uplifting journey through everyday moments, moods and experiences, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. With enchanting illustrations throughout and seven die-cut portals that open into the realms of Welcome, Wonder, Wild, Weee!, Whoops & Wallops, Windows and Whispers & Well Wishes, Words With Wings and Magic Things explores how words can awaken us to a world of wonder and possibility. Step inside . . . and take flight!

    About Words with Wings and Magic Things

    From award-winning author Matthew Burgess and Caldecott medalist Doug Salati comes a spellbinding collection of poems for young readers that celebrates the power of words to awaken the imagination and alchemize the everyday. A gorgeous gift book for fans of Shel Silverstein with seven die-cut spreads throughout.

    Beyond the doorway of the first page of this collection awaits a dragon piñata, an alligator on the A train, a hungry yeti, an ice cream dream, jetpack sneakers, midnight firelight, a gray day, a plump tomato, a serious question and so much more. Whether you’re feeling blue, lemon yellow or Day-Glo green, this inviting and magical book of poems takes young readers on an uplifting journey through everyday moments, moods and experiences, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. With enchanting illustrations throughout and seven die-cut portals that open into the realms of Welcome, Wonder, Wild, Weee!, Whoops & Wallops, Windows and Whispers & Well Wishes, Words With Wings and Magic Things explores how words can awaken us to a world of wonder and possibility. Step inside . . . and take flight!

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    About Matthew Burgess

    Matthew Burgess is a poet, educator, and the author of many picture books including Words With Wings and Magic Things, As Edward Imagined: A Story of Edward Gorey in Three Acts, Bird Boy, and The Bear and The Moon. His books

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    About Doug Salati

    DOUG SALATI is the critically acclaimed creator of the 2023 Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, Hot Dog. He is also the illustrator of Tomie dePaola’s In a Small Kingdom and Matthew Farina’s Lawrence in the Fall, an Ezra Jack Keats Honor Book, which the Wall Street Journal described as… More about Doug Salati

    About Matthew Burgess

    Matthew Burgess is a poet, educator, and the author of many picture books including Words With Wings and Magic Things, As Edward Imagined: A Story of Edward Gorey in Three Acts, Bird Boy, and The Bear and The Moon. His books

    … More about Matthew Burgess

    About Doug Salati

    DOUG SALATI is the critically acclaimed creator of the 2023 Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, Hot Dog. He is also the illustrator of Tomie dePaola’s In a Small Kingdom and Matthew Farina’s Lawrence in the Fall, an Ezra Jack Keats Honor Book, which the Wall Street Journal described as… More about Doug Salati

    About Matthew Burgess

    Matthew Burgess is a poet, educator, and the author of many picture books including Words With Wings and Magic Things, As Edward Imagined: A Story of Edward Gorey in Three Acts, Bird Boy, and The Bear and The Moon. His books

    … More about Matthew Burgess

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Tundra Books
    Mar 18, 2025 | 128 Pages | 7 x 9 | 5-9 years | ISBN 9781774880289

    Category: Children’s Books

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Tundra Books
    Mar 18, 2025 | 128 Pages | 5-9 years | ISBN 9781774880296

    Category: Children’s Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $19.99
    Published by Tundra Books
    Mar 18, 2025 | 44 Minutes | 5-9 years | ISBN 9781774888247

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    Praise

    A Kirkus Reviews Best Kids Book of March 2025
    A Barnes & Noble Best Kids Book of March 2025

    “Burgess displays a keen intuition for what will get kids laughing — and what will make them think. . . . Broad and subtle in turn — verse to stay with readers for years to come.” —STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

    “Burgess twists the strands of language into invented words that make perfect sense in Salati’s scene of feasting monsters. . . . Poets and artists can accomplish magic.” —Imaginary Elevators

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