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Guess Who, Haiku by Deanna Caswell

February 17, 2017 by Amy Leave a Comment

Guess Who, Haiku by Deanna Caswell (homeschooling mother of five!) is what I’d consider to be the “youngest” book of the 2016 shortlisted titles in the poetry category.  Of course, anyone who has ever written haiku will know that the apparent simplicity of these poems is very deceptive.  However, younger kids who read this book … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: 2016 Cybils, Cybils, Cybils poetry, haiku, Poetry, poetry tea time

Author Spotlight::Jane Yolen

April 3, 2009 by Amy 8 Comments

Since April is National Poetry Month and there’s a lovely blog carnival called Poetry Friday that I’ve been itching to participate in, what better time to highlight a very prolific and beloved children’s author who is also a poet.  That’s right!  Jane Yolen, who wrote The Devil’s Arithmetic and scores of wonderful picture books, also … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education, Picture Books Tagged: Author/Illustrator Spotlight, haiku, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nature, Picture Books, Poetry

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And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer


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