The recommendation for

October 2009:

 Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies
By Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton

In her new book,  Julie Andrews reads some of the poetry that played an important role in her family.

Ms. Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton collaborated to select the poems and put this beautiful book together.

"There were joint favorites, personal favorites and, once we started looking, we discovered a hundred new favorites," says Andrews of the selection process.

Among the poems they chose were a few obvious choices: "Sea Fever" and "Cargoes," by John Masefield were included because they were among the first poems that Andrews memorized as a child. Also included are a few of Andrews' and Walton Hamilton's own poems, as well as some by Andrews' father and grandfather.

Snuggle up and listen to Ms. Andrews or of course,

another great reason to read to your children!

Gail Lindley, MS CCC/SLP, Director