THE BOOK CORNER

Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem

by Maya Angelou

We live in a troubled world: a world of pain and despair. Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem is about how the Christmas season affects people. As the Christmas season approaches, we go through a transformation; we become more compassionate, more loving, more considerate of others. People around the world share these feelings. The Christmas season causes us to be hopeful that ultimately there will be peace. The book includes a CD on which Maya Angelou reads the poem. Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher beautifully illustrate Amazing Peace with paintings.

Review by Claudia Wyche