As a child, poetry was an integral part of my reading life simply because it was wrapped up in the things available to kids. I was fascinated by Shel Silverstein and of course read a lot of Mother Goose. I don’t remember focusing on poetry until junior high where we learned all of the different... Continue Reading →
There are so many great books out there for kids these days, it can be fun to put a grouping together to highlight a specific theme or idea. When I recently got a review copy of Shark Nate-O, which is coming out this April, it made me think of all of the fun books with... Continue Reading →
One of the most wonderful things that we can do for our children is to open them to the world of poetry. Poetry used to be a huge part of a child's life when nursery rhymes were still popular, but poetry has gotten lost in the shuffle of modern life. It isn't that poetry isn't... Continue Reading →