I love books. And finding a book sale is the best. On my list of errands, I had stopped by the library this past week and happened on a book sale. Going through the children’s books, I found this new treasure, A Sign by George Ella Lyon. I had never heard of this book, but knowing the author’s craft, I knew I had gem.
George Ella Lyon has a way of painting beautiful pictures with her words. A Sign did not disappoint me. She drew me in and I was connected. The book’s text is simpler, dreamlike. George Ella shares three different scenes of careers she imagined being as a child – a neon sign designer, a tightrope walker, and an astronaut. Although George Ella did not become any of those earlier dreams, she combined her dreams into her writing career.
“Now that I am grown I don’t bend glass tubes with fire like Leon Lasseter did
but I try to make words glow.”
“And as for that rocket {…} it’s your heart I send these words to. They light the dark between us.“
Savorings for reading and in writing for A Sign:
- Everyday dreams
- Choice words
- Repeating structure
- All parts connected
- Text to text connection – reminds me of When I was Young in the Mountains, a tale of the author’s life
Posted by MaryHelen 
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