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Tag: 2011 poetry
Review of the Day: Peaceful Pieces by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts About Peace By Anna Grossnickle Hines Henry Holt (Macmillan) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-8050-899607 Ages 4-8 On shelves now. Folks will ask for it. Sure they will. You sit at a children’s reference desk in a library long enough and eventually somebody is going to ask you for a book on the […]
Review of the Day: A Little Bitty Man by Halfdan Rasmussen
A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young By Halfdan Rasmussen Translated by Marilyn Nelson and Pamela Espeland Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes Candlewick Press $15.99 ISBN: 978-0763623791 Ages 3-8 On shelves now. Denmark! Mention the country and children’s literature in one breath and what would most Americans think of? Well, if they […]
Review of the Day: Lemonade by Bob Raczka
Lemonade: And Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word By Bob Raczka Illustrated by Nancy Doniger Roaring Brook (a division of Macmillan) $16.99 ISBN: 978-1-59643-541-4 Ages 4-10 On shelves now. The lady from Manhattan would like to register a complaint. The lady from Manhattan is aware, perfectly aware, that there are plenty of fabulous children’s […]
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Review of the Day: Cousins of Clouds by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Cousins of Clouds: Elephant Poems By Tracie Vaughn Zimmer Illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy Clarion Books (an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-618-90349-8 Ages 4-9 On shelves now “Do you have any elephant books?” This is an easy one. The children’s librarian doesn’t have to think too hard about it. Just […]
Review of the Day: Won Ton by Lee Wardlaw
Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku By Lee Wardlaw Illustrated by Eugene Yelchin Henry Holt and Company (a division of Macmillan) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-805-8995-0 Ages 4-8 On shelves February 15, 2011 A substitute teacher came up to my reference desk seeking, “Fun haiku books” to turn into lesson plans with their kids. That’s […]
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