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From: Merri Lindgren <mlindgren_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:10:59 -0500
It's time to begin our April discussion of poetry books for children and teens. Do you have a favorite new anthology or do you prefer picture book editions of a single poem? What about novels in verse? Have you found a way to introduce young people to poetry that creates a lasting appreciation for the power of language? Please jump in and share your thoughts!
I've been especially appreciative in the last few years of poetry books designed for the very young, such as Wee Rhymes: Baby's First Poetry Book by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Jane Dyer (A Paula Wiseman Book / Simon & Schuster, 2013) and A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young by Halfdan Rasmussen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, translated by Marilyn Nelson and Pamela Espeland (Candlewick Press, 2011). I love the playful feeling of both these volumes, and the way they seem to naturally encourage care-givers to share words. That sharing may begin with the poems of others from a book, but it can easily lead to spontaneous word play.
In the second half of April we'll be focusing on two poetry books. We're pleased that authors Helen Frost and Joyce Sidman will be participating in the CCBC-net discussion of their books.
Crossing Stones by Helen Frost (Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2009) What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms & Blessings by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski (Houghton Mifflin, 2013)
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:10:59 -0500
It's time to begin our April discussion of poetry books for children and teens. Do you have a favorite new anthology or do you prefer picture book editions of a single poem? What about novels in verse? Have you found a way to introduce young people to poetry that creates a lasting appreciation for the power of language? Please jump in and share your thoughts!
I've been especially appreciative in the last few years of poetry books designed for the very young, such as Wee Rhymes: Baby's First Poetry Book by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Jane Dyer (A Paula Wiseman Book / Simon & Schuster, 2013) and A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young by Halfdan Rasmussen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, translated by Marilyn Nelson and Pamela Espeland (Candlewick Press, 2011). I love the playful feeling of both these volumes, and the way they seem to naturally encourage care-givers to share words. That sharing may begin with the poems of others from a book, but it can easily lead to spontaneous word play.
In the second half of April we'll be focusing on two poetry books. We're pleased that authors Helen Frost and Joyce Sidman will be participating in the CCBC-net discussion of their books.
Crossing Stones by Helen Frost (Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2009) What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms & Blessings by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski (Houghton Mifflin, 2013)
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Merri Lindgren, Librarian
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
School of Education / UW-Madison
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600 N. Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
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