The Best Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (Hardcover)

from realbigcat

Caroline Kennedy plays great tribute to her mother by putting together a collection of the greatest poems ever written. Jackie O's love of literature shines through. I very much enjoyed reading and rereading many of these classics. The book stresses throughout how much Jackie exposed her children...

from Marliesd

A really lovely book to give as a gift to a child or poetry lover and nice to dip into again and again.

from hemlokgang

Collected and Introduced by Caroline Kennedy, this is a lovely collection of poetry. What makes the collection even more enjoyable to read are the tidbits of insight shared by Caroline about life with her oh so literate mother and father, from memorizing poems for their Daddy to Jacqueline's exci...

from madamepince

The introduction by Caroline Kennedy, describing the importance of poetry to her mother and the role literature played in their lives, is worth the price of the book. She describes being taught to recite poems at a young age as gifts to her father, as my father did when I was a child, too. Someth...

from texicanwife

Thoughtful compilation of the best-loved poems of the woman who will always be remembered as America's First Lady. Setting a precedence that none have matched since, Jackie Kennedy Onassis was well-known for her love of literature and poetry. Loving tributes by her daughter are set before seven d...