Description
This six-year-old has an uncle like no other! His uncle wears long white dresses and never smokes cigars. Gilbert’s uncle is none other than Emily Dickinson . . . Uncle Emily he calls her. And how he loves her. He knows that she writes poems about everything, even dead bees.
But it’s a poem about truth that, after a fracas in school, he remembers best. ?Tell all the Truth, ? the poem begins. And, in finally admitting what went on that day, he learns something firsthand about her poetry, something about her, and a good deal about the importance of telling the truth, no matter how difficult it might be.
A secret day in the life of poet Emily Dickinson and her favorite nephew, six-year-old Gilbert, is depicted in this beautifully illustrated picture book. Full color.
Philomel Books
Juvenile Fiction
Biographical
Edition: United States, Juvenile Fiction
Keywords: Biographical
