Snuggle up and ease your child off to sleep reading Joseph Coelhos lullaby-like poems. Lyrical, calming and beautifully illustrated, these peaceful poems are a magical way to end the day. Written by award-winning performance poet Joseph Coelho, Goodnight, Starry Night is a collection of 14 poems that takes readers on a gentle journey into dreamland.
Each poem is inspired by a calming work of art, reproduced in the book alongside the heart-warming illustrations of Allison Colpoys. The book takes its title from Van Goghs painting The Starry Night, which inspired Coelhos evocative poem River Sky: I gaze upon the starry night It twists into a river-sky my every breath, a swirling light I gaze upon the starry night. It features poems inspired by David Hockneys Sleeping Dogs, Vivian Maiers Woman with Baby and Faith Ringgolds quilted artwork of Cassie Lightfoot flying against a night sky.
Joseph Coelhos lyrical poems calm the mind, relax the body and are soothing to the soul, and are guaranteed to inspire the sweetest of dreams.
