On a Snow-Melting Day
Seeking Signs of Spring

Buffy Silverman is one of my favorite nature poets, and she doesn't disappoint with this lovely book. Through sparse rhyming text -- each phrase a beautiful image in itself -- the author gently leads the reader one melting snowflake at a time through winter's thaw and into the newness of spring. I e......more

Buffy is known for her beautiful photography and many many stem books. You can find all about her poems in anthologies on her website, including one poem "What Does A River Rock Gather?" that is a marvelous example of her love of nature that spills over into poetry! Now look also at her website to......more

Described in a starred Kirkus review as “Crocus-poking, mud-luscious enjoyment,” Buffy Silverman describes On a Snow-Melting Day as "an extended poem about all the changes that occur as winter retreats and spring begins. It features chickadees sipping from icicles, spotted salamanders marching over......more