by Laura ShovanIllustrated by Michael Rothenberg Children’s Poetry Welcome to Monsterville, where the residents are anything but ordinary. The monsters here are “friendly! thoughtful! shy and scary,” much like their human neighbors. Readers will meet a monster house who plays hopscotch and makes the sidewalks quake, laugh at a bubblegum-headed monster’s epic tantrum, and cry […]
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What is it like to be a student athlete? Basketballer, runner, swimmer, cyclist, gymnast, pitcher, wrestler, football, tennis or lacrosse player? And what is it like to balance school, practice, work, family life, love, and all that competing? What is it like for the heart, the mind, and the body? What is it like for […]
Saturday, 21 May 2022
By the creators of the Poetry Friday anthology series, Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong Find Laura’s poem “Micro Monster” on page 23! Poets in HOP TO IT: Poems to Get You Moving One of the key elements of an anthology is the way it presents a multitude of voices and perspectives to readers. We’re happy […]
Saturday, 21 May 2022
Poems Are Teachers How Studying Poetry Strengthens Writing in All Genres By Amy Ludwig VanDerwater Foreword by Katherine Bomer “Poetry is our wisest writing teacher.” Children’s writer and poet Amy Ludwig VanDerwater leads us on an adventure through poetry, pointing out craft elements along the way that students can use to improve all their writing, […]
Saturday, 21 May 2022
GREAT MORNING! Poems for School Leaders to Read Aloud features poems with ready-to-read intros and intriguing facts for a full year of morning announcements at school! 75 poems by 50+ poets cover topics such as: safety drills, school forms, diversity, inclusion, transportation, kindness, compassion, willpower, mindfulness, volunteerism, reaching out, community, science, technology, and more. Create […]
Saturday, 21 May 2022
BY SYLVIA VARDELL AND JANET WONG Calling all “pet people”! PET CRAZY: A Poetry Friday Power Book is a story in poems and a writing journal that contains twelve PowerPacks with creative activities to get your children (K-3) thinking, drawing, reading, and writing about cats, dogs, lizards, rabbits, and more! Resources for children (as well […]
Saturday, 21 May 2022
More than 200 poems that celebrate the people, places, and passions of the United States It’s all about us! Join former U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis on a lyrical journey through the United States to experience the wonders of America’s people and places through 200+ inspiring poems and stunning photographs. Celebrate the gift […]
Laura Shovan is the author of the award-winning middle grade novel, The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary. Her second book, Takedown, is a Junior Library Guild and PJ Our Way selection. Look for A Place at the Table, co-written with Saadia Faruqi, in 2020. Laura is a poet-in-the-schools Maryland.
