“The animal inside us longs to wander free,
the sparkling specks of stardust that make up you and me.”

— Words with Wings and Magic Things book by Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Doug Salati 

Hear the author read some of the poetry and see some of the beautiful illustrations: In ‘Words with Wings and Magic Things,’ poetry is beautifully illustrated — and fun!

Author Matthew Burgess calls it “Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids.”