For this companion to her New York Times best-selling collection A Family of Poems,Caroline Kennedy has hand-selected more than a hundred of her favorite poems that lend themselves to memorization. Some are joyful. Some are sad. Some are funny and lighthearted. Many offer layers of meaning that reveal themselves only after the poem has been studied so closely as to be learned by heart. In issuing the challenge to memorize great poetryCaroline Kennedy invites us to a deeply enriching experience. For as she reminds usΓÇ£If we learn poems by heartnot only do we have their wisdom to draw onwe also gain confidenceknowledge and understanding that no one can take away.ΓÇ¥ Illustrated with gorgeousoriginal watercolor paintings by award-winning artist Jon J Muth this is truly a book for all agesand one that families will share again and again. CarolineΓÇÖs thoughtful introductions shed light on the many ways we can appreciate poetryand the special tradition of memorizing and reciting poetry that she celebrates within her own family.