Illustrated by Kyra Teis
Star Bright Books / 2007

Words can be written, printed or penned,

Put on a blackboard or mailed to a friend...

This reissue of a charming Edith Baer poem, coupled with Kyra Teis' colorful new illustrations, expresses the significance of words in everyday life. The rhyming couplets are easy to memorize, and the underlying meaning demonstrates the role of language and how words affect us.