How to Read a Book

A stunning new picture bookfrom Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet! This New York Times bestselling duo has teamed up for the first time to bring you How to Read a Book, a poetic and beautiful journey about the experience of reading.

Find a treea

black tupelo or

dawn redwood will doand

plant yourself.

(Its okay if you prefer a stoop, like Langston Hughes.)

With these words, an adventure begins. Kwame Alexanders evocative poetry and Melissa Sweets lush artwork come together to takereaders on a sensory journey between the pages of a book.

How to Read a Book has received three starred reviews!