Excerpt from The Dayspring From on High January 1. the Circumcision. When eight days were accomplished for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Jesus. Luke II. The dawn is sprinkled o'er the sky, The day steals softly on; Its darts are scattered far and nigh, And all that fraudful is shall fly Before the brightening sun. Hymn: Laude [Cardinal Newman]. You wish to avoid falsehood; it is one of the great secrets of attracting the Spirit of God into our hearts. Lord, who shall dwell in the tabernacle? asks David. He answers: He that speaketh truth in his heart... Let your words be few and sweet, few and good, few and simple, few and sincere, few and pleasant. St. Francis De Sales (1567-1622). Dearly beloved, let us love one another, for charity is of God. 1 John iv. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Beloved and bestselling poet Jack Prelutsky and New York Times Best Illustrated artist Carin Berger team up to create a new collection of silly, strange, and sensational animal poems! Told through couplets and visually arresting shadow boxes, dioramas, and cut-paper collage, Stardines Swim High Across the Sky evokes both natural history museums and wild and silly fantasy. "The zoology may be suspect, but the laughs are guaranteed."—Publishers Weekly Sixteen extraordinary imagined creatures inhabit the pages of this unique, inspired, humorous picture book ideal for sharing together, and for reading again and again. Jack Prelutsky reinvents many familiar and beloved animals by combining inanimate objects with them (so, for example, a pair of pants and an anteater become a panteater). Carin Berger's illustrations are showstoppers. Her shadow boxes and dioramas utilize vintage type, ephemera, and such elements as ribbon, cards, buttons, and wood and bring the animals to life. Read it aloud, read it together: this is a catalog of effervescent silliness and will undoubtedly inspire young poets and artists alike. "The total effect is both whimsical and fascinating, with rich language in the poems and unexpected objects in the pictures to return to over and over again.'—The Horn Book Supports the Common Core State Standards