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…]
I’ve wanted to review Paul Fleischman’s poetry books for a long time, so I decided July is the month since Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices was the winner of the 1989 Newbery Medal and we’re in the 1980s for the Newbery Through the Decades challenge. His books are ones we return to again and again … [Read more…]
We spent April and May really focusing on poetry in our homeschool. Well, we do that anyway, with our weekly (ish) poetry tea times, but since April is National Poetry Month, I make extra effort during April every year. This year it spilled over into May. I chose Love That Dog by Sharon Creech … [Read more…]
Alabama poet and author Irene Latham has done it again, and what a delight it is! Fresh Delicious: Poems from the Farmer’s Market is her latest poetry collection. Containing about twenty poems, this collection just smacks of summer. Each poem celebrates a farmer’s bounty from the perspective of a farmer’s market customer. Readers can enjoy the … [Read more…]
April is National Poetry Month. Did you know that? I love poetry, and my kids love our weekly (ish) poetry tea times. Poetry tea time provides a great opportunity for making something kids sometimes look askance at (what–surely not just my kids do this?!?) a little more appealing. An exciting bonus this year is … [Read more…]
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