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Tag: poetry

March 25, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day – Trees: Haiku from Roots to Leaves by Sally M. Walker, ill. Angela McKay

Quietly engrossing, this is an appreciation for both subject and form, all wrapped up together. Hug a tree, or write a poem, or just do both.

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.

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Review of the Day: Book of Questions / Libro de las Preguntas by Pablo Neruda, ill. Paloma Valdivia

June 11, 2022 by Betsy Bird

A bilingual production, the book is as physically beautiful as it is mentally engaging. For the know-it-alls amongst us, turns out Mr. Neruda still has something to teach us, young and old.

Review of the Day – Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi

May 6, 2022 by Betsy Bird

With care, grace, and not a little cleverness, Zoboi doesn’t just introduce Butler to kids in the book Star Child. She makes it very clear from the get go that young Octavia was one of us. A supremely relatable person with a drive and output that far outstripped her times.

Review of the Day: Marshmallow Clouds by Ted Kooser & Connie Wanek, ill. Richard Jones

February 11, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Marshmallow Clouds is one of those books that works so effectively for young readers that it feels as though the co-authors (co-poets?) had been honing their talents for kids, specifically, for years. One of those books that will subtly coil its way around your heart, even as you obliviously flip page after page after page.

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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2021 Poetry for Kids

December 17, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Oh poetry, you funny little beast, you. Here are the titles that made my little poetry lovin' heart go pitta-pat this year. Hopefully they'll do the same for yours.

Review of the Day – The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renée Watson, ill. Nikkolas Smith

August 27, 2021 by Betsy Bird

“Their story does not begin with whips and chains”. Today I review a marvelous testament to not just the power of reclaiming your own story, but the story of your ancestors as well.

2021 Poetry: Versification for the Masses

July 6, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Today's list is not particularly long, but it's a fun encapsulation of some of the Can't Miss Poetry of 2021. Take a gander and then read 'em up for yourselves.

Review of the Day: niños: Poems for the Lost Children of Chile by María José Ferrada, ill. María Elena Valdez

February 25, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Oddly sweet, melancholic, and peaceful, this is poetry as remembrance as well as healing. It is also very much one of a kind.

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