Baby llamas, elephants, sloths, bats, and flamingoes are cradled by their parents as they are rocked to sleep.

Le Beau Coeur means "The Beautiful Heart." It is a collection of poetry and lyrics. As Miss Bienvenu writes, "This collection is the product of childish nature, pure rubbish, and daydreams. It is the outcome of countless tears, heart breaks, and 22 years worth of growing pains. It is the product of numerous travels around the world."

This heartwarming picture book reassures children that a parent’s love never lets go—based on the poignant lyrics of JJ Heller’s beloved lullaby “Hand to Hold.” “May the living light inside you be the compass as you go / May you always know you have my hand to hold.” With delightful illustrations and an engaging rhyme scheme, this book offers the promise of security and love every child’s heart longs to know. From skipping stones and counting stars to climbing trees and telling stories, every moment is wrapped snugly in the certain warmth of a parent’s presence and God’s blessing. With poignancy and joy, this bedtime read captures the unconditional love parents want their children to know but so often fail to express amid the chaos of daily life.

The poetry of Jody Cooke while greatly varied and at times seemingly unfocused in theme is a wonderful read and filled with rich emotional commentary. From man's base desires and carnal hunger to the more brutal aspects of rage, obsession, and the need for violence. Mr. Cooke takes a deep look into man's heart and pulls out the things we all try so desperately to hide. In other works he explores more romantic themes such as love, family, and the untamed wilds of our deepest imagination. Contained within this book are many such pieces. A body of work that is the result of a lifetime of creation. Here is a brief examination of a few of my favorites.

"All of us have such high hopes of meeting the man of our dreams. We have tried the traditional meeting places: bars, grocery stores, church, singles mixers, the library, hardware stores, Chippendales, etc. While we have had successes, the failures are too numerous to mention. Before losing hope, we are ready to try the latest craze Internet dating." Three sisters went online and tried their luck. You may laugh, you may cringe, but you won't be able to look away as you meet a few of their "perfect matches" through the men's emails and the sisters' responses.

We can better comprehend and appreciate the world around us thanks to poetry. The power of poetry rests in its capacity to cast a "sideways" light on the world, allowing the truth to ambush you. Poetry provides us life lessons. Poetry exposes human weaknesses so that we can all relate to each other a little better. Hues- Emotions Unfurled - as the name suggests is a combination of various human emotions. It is an expression of reactions to several situations of life and people. This is a collection wherein every reader is most likely to connect with one or multiple instances. This is an honest expression of the poet’s analyses and interpretation of what she has observed and experienced. This is a collection of various styles including rhymes and free verse.