New Books by BC Faculty Series: Words With Wings and Magic Things

Join author and Associate Professor of English Matthew Burgess and illustrator Doug Salati as they discuss their collaboration in their recent book, Words With Wings and Magic Things. 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. 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 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.