Song & Juniper

by August Hall

Juniper is a Liger, half-lion half tiger, and he is my best friend. We love to take care of each other, and sit beneath the tree. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977199002
• ISBN13: 9780977199006
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Big Kid Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 11.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

What "Song and Juniper" is About

For those who want to know what the book is about (rather than what it evokes in a reader): Song is a little girl whose best friend is Juniper, a "Liger" (combination of lion and tiger) - and his favorite food is salmon. The book is a spare history (about a line of text per page) of what they do in one day: explore, bathe in a swimming hole, play, take a nap, etc. August Hall's illustrations are beautiful and sometimes dreamlike. Excellent for very young children (18 months and up), but older children will be fascinated by the pictures and probably want to examine them closely.

Revisiting the Imagination of My Youth

There was a time when the alarm clock didn't buzz in my ear. The daily grind of commuting, working and paying bills was the furthest thing from my mind. An entire day could be filled with my imagination alone. I spent many long summer days doing just that. Legendary battles, heroic adventures and quests around the world we're supplied with nothing but a few army men, a stuffed animal or two and an active imagination. Song and Juniper brings me back to the simplest and happiest times of my life. Reading it to my son at bedtime has opened the door for me to share my own stories with him. He has begun to create his own little adventures and on more than one occasion I have caught him playing in the woods with Song and Juniper! Thank you SO MUCH for helping open up Danny's imagination. P.S. - Are we ever going to see any plush toys?

Song and Juniper is beautiful and eloquent!

This book reminds me of my youth...when the simple turn of a page would invoke the most vivid and lucid day dreams. A smile crept over my face as I turned page after page of the most beautiful illustrations I'd ever scene in a children's book and felt my inner-child's imagination spark back to life. Song and Juniper's rolling hills, lush jungles, and curtained waterfalls are the very places I visited while playing in my backyard as a child. I felt a tug on my heartstrings with the thought of someday reading it to my children because this miraculously delightful book takes me back to the nights my mom read "Where the Wildthings Are" before tucking me in at night. I have no doubts in my mind that the pages of Song and Juniper will be withered and worn by the time my unborn children outgrow the books of day dreams and fascination, and start reading for themselves Hardy Boys books and Stephen King novels.

inspires imagination and love

As a writer myself, The illustrations are what hooked me first, but i found myself thinking of the book as i talked to kids later in the day. good sign. adorable girl, very relatable, and original images. will keep a child happy over and over.

EXCELLENT KIDS BOOK & BREATHTAKING ILLUSTRTATIONS!

Rarely is there a piece of art that touches on the human spirit quite like Song and Juniper. This book reminds us of what it is to have the heart of a child. There is a carefree, buoyant lyricism to the simple text that is perfectly accentuated by the absolutely gorgeous illustrations.