I like to end the month on a perfect goodbye poem.  I think I found one this year that says it all. Continue reading →

I love seeing the variety of poets that crop up in these poetry picture book collections (and even more, I love recognizing those names).  Today’s collection had a LOT of names I recognized (but what more do you expect from a collection selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins?). Continue reading →

After reading Joyce Sidman’s “Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold” last year (and yes, falling madly in love with it), I was delighted to find out that there was another collaboration with her and the same illustrator, Rick Allen. Continue reading →

Okay, just one more from that last collection of Joyce Sidman’s.  You know my love of the ocean, so you know I had to share this one. Continue reading →

I fell so madly in love with Joyce Sidman’s work last year that I had to track down some of her other books.  I think this collection was among my favorite finds of her older books.  So far.  I’m working my way through her oeuvre ever so slowly, savoring every luscious word as they roll over my tongue (as I’m one of those who insists that poetry should be read aloud to be thoroughly enjoyed). Continue reading →

It wasn’t too many days ago I talked about awesome acrostic poems.  They really do exist!  Today I will tell you about an awesome book that grabbed my attention from another blog (and I simply had to track down the book to read). Continue reading →

To better illustrate yesterday’s collection of poems by a poet who is quickly becoming one of my favorites, here is a pair of poems to show you both the apology and the forgiveness that this book illustrates. Continue reading →

As I dug into Joyce Sidman’s work this past year (in my ever-so-obsessive-love-of-her-work way), I was surprised and delighted to find that she too had written a book of poems based on William Carlos Williams poem “This is Just to Say.”  And yet, her book is a completely different beast from the one I talked about last year. Continue reading →

Let it be noted though, that yesterday’s nonfiction biographical poetry picture book collection did NOT just focus on the men who made a difference.  There were many amazing women mentioned in the book as well. Continue reading →

Today’s poetry collection is another nonfiction collection, but it definitely stands out from the crowd.  With an award winning author AND an award winning illustrator, about an equally important topic, this book is a stunning piece of art. Continue reading →