Ode to an Onion: Pablo Neruda & His Muse needs-weight Measuring 6 x 8½ inches

Measuring 6 x 8½ inches

Black is dazzling and distinctive

colored pencil

but Ren is still growing weaker by the minute

or could this tiny salamander mean something more to the siblings

Ode to an Onion: Pablo Neruda & His Muse needs-weight Measuring 6 x 8½ inchesAlexandria Giardinoand Felicita Sala's poetic, beautifully illustrated picture book is inspired by Ode to the Onion by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (1904 1973). A Junior Library Guild Selection Pablo has a lunch date with his friend Matilde, who shows the moody poet her garden. Where Pablo sees conflict and sadness, Matilde sees love and hope. The story is less a biography of Neruda and his muse, Matilde Urrutia (1912 1985), and more a simple ode to a