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Dear Acorn (Love, Oak)

Letter Poems to Friends

Joyce Sidman Melissa Sweet

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English
HarperCollins
23 October 2025
Told through poetic letters, this inventive collaboration from Newbery Honor winner Joyce Sidman and two-time Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet reveals the everyday conversations between “big” and “little” objects in our ecosystem. Delightful!

Dear Sky,

Hello! It's me, Bubble!

I'm here!

Someone's breathed me

awake!

What is it like to be little What is it like to be big

Award-winning poet Joyce Sidman explores both in this lyrical picture book. Whether it’s a small bubble writing to the enormous sky, or a mighty oak reassuring its tiny acorn, these surprising and delightful poems examine how we’re all connected—in both big and small ways. Brilliantly illustrated by Caldecott artist Melissa Sweet, Dear Acorn (Love, Oak) will have readers dreaming up messages of their own to this big, beautiful world. 
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Illustrated by:   Melissa Sweet
Imprint:   HarperCollins
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 203mm, 
Weight:   361g
ISBN:   9780358334767
ISBN 10:   0358334764
Pages:   40
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Joyce Sidman is today's foremost nature poet writing for children. Her books have won a Newbery Honor, a Sibert Medal, two Caldecott Honors, and Bank Street's Claudia Lewis Award. For her body of work, she won the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. She lives in Wayzata, MN, where she loves to look for branching shapes in oak trees and rhubarb leaves. Visit her at joycesidman.com Melissa Sweet is one of Australia's most respected specialist health journalists, and has been covering health and medical issues for over 15 years. She is a columnist and feature writer with The Bulletin and Australian Doctor magazines. She has also published widely in medical literature, with articles appearing in the British Medical Journal, The Medical Journal of Australia, and Australian Prescriber. Previously, Sweet has worked for the Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Associated Press. This is her third book.

Reviews for Dear Acorn (Love, Oak): Letter Poems to Friends

★ ""An imaginative and insightful masterpiece that invites readers to discover new connections."" — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ★ “Wonderfully imaginative. Sincere regards to this fanciful celebration of connection, interdependence, and the rewards of not forgetting to write.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) ★ ""The poems are full of musical alliteration, vivid sensory imagery, and clever perspectives. Sweet’s colorful, textured mixed-media collage art enhances these inventive pieces."" — Horn Book (starred review) ★ ""Each poem is an unexpected journey of intrinsic patterns, dappled verse, and above all a warm sense of unity."" — Booklist (starred review)


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