Starry Blankets Poems for Bedtime

<P><B>Eve Merriam's beloved poems tenderly hold our hearts in this timeless collection of bedtime poetry.</B></P><P><B>Eve Merriam's beloved poetry tenderly holds our hearts in this timeless collection of bedtime poetry. Gorgeous illustrations and dreamy stanzas lull even the liveliest little one off to sleep. </B></P><P>"You be the tree, I'll be the pears, carry me, carry me, up the stairs."</P><P><I>Starry Blankets: Poems for Bedtime is p</I>erfect for lap reading or snuggling under the covers,  includes more than twenty of Merriam's most known and most loved poems. Selected from across her long career, this collection is a great introduction to this icon in children's poetry.</P><P><B><I>Nice and Tight</I></B></P><P><I>You be saucer, </I></P><P><I>I’ll be cup,</I></P><P><I>piggyback, piggyback,</I></P><P><I>pick me up</I></P><P><I><BR/></I></P><P><I>You be tree,</I></P><P><I>I’ll be pears,</I></P><P><I>carry me, carry me</I></P><P><I>up the stairs.</I></P><P><I><BR/></I></P><P><I>You be Good,</I></P><P><I>I’ll be Night,</I></P><P><I>tuck me in, tuck me in</I></P><P><I>nice and tight.</I></P>