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Tag: funny poetry

December 16, 2022 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Poetry Books for Kids

Ah, poetry. One of the categories that goes across age ranges. Come see some of the finest bits of verse to grace the page in 2022, and find a couple surprises along the way.

September 16, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: The Real Dada Mother Goose by Jon Scieszka, ill. Julia Rothman

As smart as it is funny, this is the Mother Goose book we didn’t know we’d been waiting for all this time.

December 20, 2020 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Funny Fiction for Kids

The bulk of what I read in 2020 wasn't funny. The bulk of what I LIVED in 2020 wasn't funny. So hand this to the kind that desperately needs an end-of-year pick-me-up.

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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Children’s Poetry

December 16, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Here is my list of some of the best, brightest, loveliest poetry of 2020. Do not let these books escape your notice! They are best read every month of the year (and not just April!). An ode to the 811s . . .

Review of the Day: Up Verses Down by Calef Brown

August 29, 2019 by Betsy Bird

By my thinking you can never have enough nonsense taking up residence in a human brain. Calef Brown's latest just proves it.

Review of the Day: I’m Just No Good at Rhyming by Chris Harris, ill. Lane Smith

November 10, 2017 by Betsy Bird

I’m Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups By Chris Harris Illustrated by Lane Smith Little, Brown and Company $19.99 ISBN: 978-0-316-26657-4 Ages 7 and up On shelves now What exactly constitutes a celebrity children’s book these days? See, it all used to be so simple when it […]

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31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 21 – 2016 Poetry Books for Kids

December 21, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Fun Fact: The American Library Association does not currently give an award specifically to great works of children’s book poetry.  Is not that strange?  When I first discovered this to be true, I was perplexed.  I’ve always been a bit of a rube when it comes to the poetic form.  Placing stresses on syllables and […]

Review of the Day: Are You an Echo? by David Jacobson

October 6, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Are You an Echo? The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko Narrative and Translation by David Jacobson, Sally Ito, and Michiko Tsuboi Illustrated by Toshikado Hajiri Chin Music Press $19.50 ISBN: 9781634059626 Ages 5 and up On shelves now Recently I was at a conference celebrating the creators of different kinds of children’s books. During one […]

Review of the Day: Hypnotize a Tiger by Calef Brown

August 7, 2015 by Betsy Bird

Hypnotize a Tiger: Poems About Just About Everything By Calef Brown Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt (an imprint of Macmillan) $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-8050-9928-7 For ages 9-12 Why do I do this to myself? Let me tell you something about how I review. Board books? Pshaw. I can take one and write a nine-paragraph review parsing […]

Review of the Day: Beastly Verse by Joohee Yoon

April 15, 2015 by Betsy Bird

Beastly Verse By Joohee Yoon Enchanted Lion Books $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-59270-166-7 Ages 3 and up On shelves now Poetry. What’s the point? I say this as a woman who simultaneously gets poetry and doesn’t get it. I get that it’s important, of course. I only need to watch my three-year-old daughter come up with an […]

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