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NPM 2022 Day 13: Woke

April 13, 2022April 9, 2022 / jenabenton / 2 Comments

I was pleasantly surprised by today’s poetry picture book collection. Continue reading →

NPM 2022 Day 12: Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright!

April 12, 2022April 9, 2022 / jenabenton / Leave a comment

Any poetry picture book that wants to collect poems for EVERY day of the year has my automatic respect. Continue reading →

NPM 2022 Day 11: Once Upon Another Time

April 11, 2022April 9, 2022 / jenabenton / 2 Comments

Let’s spend a little more time in the fantastical world of imagination. Continue reading →

NPM 2022 Day 10: Dear Ugly Sisters

April 10, 2022April 2, 2022 / jenabenton / Leave a comment

I never grow tired of fairy tale adaptations, but the title here is deceiving.  There is a poem by that name in the book, but this is NOT a collection of fairy tale poems.  Instead, it’s a collection of voice poems. Continue reading →

NPM 2022 Day 9: Night Wishes

April 9, 2022April 2, 2022 / jenabenton / Leave a comment

Today’s poetry picture book is a collection of poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins.  There sadly aren’t too many more of these that I will be able to share. Continue reading →

NPM 2022 Day 8: The Night is Deep and Wide

April 8, 2022April 2, 2022 / jenabenton / 2 Comments

Never let it be said that poetry is only for the old.  Here is a poetry board book that is absolutely stunning. Continue reading →

NPM 2022 Day 7: Catch the Sky

April 7, 2022April 2, 2022 / jenabenton / Leave a comment

Today’s poetry picture book is all about something so intangible we can’t really grasp it: the sky. Continue reading →

NPM 2022 Day 6: Almost Nothing, Yet Everything

April 6, 2022April 2, 2022 / jenabenton / Leave a comment

Today’s poetry picture book was originally published in Japan. Continue reading →

NPM 2022 Day 5: Hello Earth!

April 5, 2022April 2, 2022 / jenabenton / Leave a comment

When I found out that one of my favorite picture book poets wrote a series of question poems to the earth, I HAD to read this book. Continue reading →

NPM 2022 Day 4: The Last Straw

April 4, 2022April 2, 2022 / jenabenton / 2 Comments

Today’s poetry picture book is one of my favorite discoveries to include this month. Continue reading →

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