It’s Earth Day tomorrow, and Poetry Month all April long, so this slim volume of poems by Wendell Berry, one of our most eloquent spokesmen for the respectful care of the Earth, seemed like the perfect collection to share with …
Tag: children’s poetry
poems made of concrete?…April is National Poetry Month
Last week I featured those amazingly-original Reverso Poems. This week’s poet, Bob Raczka, is also an Olympic-level word-gymnast. His format: concrete poems. Raczka has published other volumes of these ingenuous pieces. This is his most recent: Wet Cement: A Mix …
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a duet of clever poetry books for April…National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month and this year I’m posting one book of marvelous poems each week. Except today, I have two. Two companion volumes of a very tricksy, utterly-delightful form of poetry called Reverso Poems, created by the word-magician, Marilyn Singer. …
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six to begin another round of seasons
I remember that as a child, each New Year’s Day felt immensely consequential. With one flip of the page, an entire calendar, a year stuffed with life, was over; past instead of present. A weirdly sacred finality accompanied the rite …
ten that are true and tremendous
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, by Lindsay Mattick, illustrated by Sophie Blackall published in 2015 by Little, Brown and Company This picture book is a dream, pure and simple. It’s the true story of …
ten to while away the dog days
be fascinated by a bee Bee Dance, written and illustrated by Rick Chrustowski published in 2015 by Henry Holt and Company Minnesota author/illustrator alert! Rick Chrustowski’s bold, colorful cut paper collage will magnetize young children to these pages, while his …
this week’s crop of ten top books
Because it’s pool time! Swimming, Swimming, lyrics from an old song, illustrated by Gary Clement published in 2015 by Groundwood Books Big, bold, sunny-day illustrations carry us along an energetic run-through of this classic children’s song. If you don’t know …
ins and outs and thereabouts…a list of five
Inside this Book (are three books), written and illustrated by Barney Seltzberg published in 2015 by Abrams This tip-of-the-hat to children authoring and illustrating their own stories is a simple, but brilliant little book. Open the cover, and big brother …
a gorgeous new volume of nursery rhymes
Over the Hills and Far Away: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes — collected by Elizabeth Hammill, illustrated by more than 70 celebrated artists first published in Great Britain, 2014; published in the U.S. 2015 by Candlewick Press One last Poetry …
words as tasty morsels…five for National Poetry Month
In the smorgasbord of literature, poetry is the lemon sorbet; the salted caramel truffle; the Thai curry. All the meh discarded; just juicy words and ideas remaining. If you have never sampled children’s poetry, now is the time to try …
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orange marmalade 