Highlighted Reviews

"Mora celebrates America’s vast, otherworldly Southwest in 14 poems that will delight readers of all ages with their playfully evocative imagery … Proving poetry can be fun, Mora and Jenkins have created a book that will leave readers longing to ‘leap through one blue door’—an opening to the sky, an opening to poetry."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Rich imagery, best savored at a leisurely pace, evokes the terrain and denizens of the American Southwest in these poems … Readers-aloud will welcome the glossary of Spanish terms with pronunciation that is included."—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

"This gem is both a lovely book and an evocative look at a magical place."—School Library Journal

"Some of the poems have an ear-pleasing music that lifts the words from the page and sets them dancing."—Kirkus Reviews

"These spare and dramatic poems transport readers to the American Southwest-where the sky often does seem big"—Children's Literature