Poetry Friday: From the Gargoyle's Den
Friday, January 4, 2008 at 11:44AM We spent last Saturday morning at the Gargoyle's Den, a workshop for families held every week from 10-2 in the crypt classroom of the Washington National Cathedral. Lots of projects: Leo and Milly loved it. The classroom has a nice collection of cathedral-themed picture books, too. This poem is from A Gargoyle on the Roof by children's poet laureate Jack Prelutsky; pictures by Peter Sis , whose distinguished work as an author and illustrator I admire (Greenwillow, 1999).
Mother Gargoyle's Lullaby
The moon and stars have vanished,
The long dark night is through,
Another day is dawning,
The sky is clear and blue.
The morning sun is rising,
It's climbing overhead.
My precious baby gargoyles
Should snuggle into bed. [continues]
Other picture books about gargoyles:
god bless the gargoyles by dav pilkey (Voyager, 1999). Look at this book for the gorgeous paintings (made with acrylics, watercolors, and India inks). One was inspired by Edward Hopper's Nighthawks.
Night of the Gargoyles by Eve Bunting; illustrated by David Wiesner (Clarion, 1994). Gargoyles on a museum building come to life at night in Wiesner's black-and-white charcoal drawings.
Reader Comments (2)
Sounds like a fun day -- great collection of gargoyle books!
Thanks, Mary; we did have a great day. And Sis, Pilkey, and Wiesner do make for a great collection of gargoyle books! The National Cathedral has some really funny gargoyles; the most famous is probably Darth Vader. Really!