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Category Archives: Poetry

#1298 – SAM THE SPEEDY SLOTH by Matthew Ralph & Khansa Dewi Karima

820208 being true to yourself having fun liking your uniqueness and differences self-acceptance Leave a comment

#1296 – THE HAT SHOP by Sally Cox & Marie Wilkinson

820208 adventure Fantasy hats imagination magic Poetry Leave a comment

#1293 – MY MUMMY IS A MONSTER . . . by Natalie Reeves Billing & Lisa Williams

720207 behavior dual perspectives families monsters point-of-view 2 Comments

#1290 – AMPHIBIAN ACROBATS by Leslie Bulion & Robert Meganck

720207 acrobatics amphibians caecilians frogs IUCN threat levels preservation salamanders science poetry Leave a comment

#1287 – GOOD NIGHT, BABOON! A Bedtime Counting Book by Sabrina & Eunice Moyle

620206 animals bedtime story counting book humor 2 Comments

#1282 – ALL THE COLORS/DE COLORES by Susie Jaramillo

620206 basic colors bilingual books Canticos 2 Comments

#1264 – IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT by Michael Arnold

320203 bedtime story brilliant art brothers imagination Michael Arnold monsters Leave a comment

#1255 – LET’S DANCE by Valerie Bolling & Maine Diaz

320203 dance styles diversity in children’s books First-time author inclusivity Maine Diaz movement Valerie Bolling 2 Comments

#1231 – THE DAY WE WENT TO THE PARK by Linda Stephen & Christine Manno

12201912 Christine Manno Handersen Publishing Kid Lit Reviews Linda Stephen local parks origami outdoor fun sailboat racing The Day We Went to the Park 3 Comments

#1219 – MEPHISTO by Bernard Villiot & Antoine Guilloppé

11201911 acceptance Antoine Guilloppé Bernard Villiot black cats Kid Lit Reviews Mephisto Michael Neugebauer Publishing minedition tolerance 9 Comments

#1199 – Recess in the Dark by Kalli Dakos & Erin Mercer

10201910 Artic north DC Canada Publishing Erin Mercer Kalli Dakos Kid Lit Reviews playing Recess in the Dark The Northern Lights 4 Comments

#1186 – Ned the Nuclear Submarine by Demetri Capetanopoulos

920199 books for ages 7+ Columbus Publishing Lab courage debut picture book Demetri Capetanopoulos fears Kid Lit Reviews Ned the Nuclear Submarine nuclear submarines Poetry 2 Comments

#1150 – One Minute Till Bedtime – Kenn Nesbitt & Christoph Niemann

420174 art by Christoph Niemann bedtime poetry Hachette Publishing Group Little Brown and Co. One Minute Till Bedtime: 60-Second Poems to Send You off to Sleep quick bedtime reads selected by Kenn Nesbitt 6 Comments

#1140 – When I Carried You in My Belly by Thrity Umrigar & Ziyue Chen

420174 extended family mom’s pregnancy poem to baby family relationships Thrity Umrigar When I Carried You in My Belly Ziyue Chen 2 Comments

#1132 – Animal Ark by Joel Sartore & Kwame Alexander

420174 2 Comments

#1105 – Things to Do by Elaine Magliaro & Catia Chien

220172 Catia Chien child’s view Chronicle Books Elaine Magliaro nature Poetry summer day things to do 6 Comments

#1090 – Groggle’s Monster Valentine by Diana Murray and Bats Langley

220172 Bats Langley Diana Murray Groggle’s Monster Valentine hunger Poetry Sky Pony Press Valentines Day 5 Comments

#1016 – Fresh Delicious by Irene Latham and Mique Moriuchi

11201611 children’s poetry food for children Fresh Delicious: Poems from the Farmers’ Market Highlights Irene Latham Mique Moriuchi WordSong Leave a comment

#993 – The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary by Laura Shovan

10201610 Abigail Halpin activism coming-of-age Laura Shovan Poetry Random House Children’s Books The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary Wendy Lamb Books 2 Comments

#990 – Meet the Bobs and Tweets by Pepper Springfield and Kristy Caldwell

10201610 acceptance cooperation friendships Kristy Caldwell Meet the Bobs and Tweets opposites Pepper Springfield Scholastic Inc. 6 Comments

#932 – Grimelda the Very Messy Witch by Diana Murray and Heather Ross

820168 cheshire cats Diana Murray Grimelda: The Very Messy Witch HarperColllins Heather Ross Katherine Tegen Books magic messy bedrooms witches 8 Comments

#927 – Ned the Knitting Pirate by Diana Murray and Leslie Lammle

820168 Diana Murray humor knitting Leslie Lammle Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Ned the Knitting Pirate ocean beasts pirate ship pirates Roaring Brook Press 17 Comments

#926 – Ah-Choo! by Lana Wayne Koehler, Gloria G. Adams and Ken Min

820168 adopting a pet Ah-Choo! Allergies allergies and pets Gloria G. Adams Ken Min Lana Wayne Koehler Sterling Children’s Books 8 Comments

#853 – Beastly Verse by Joohee Yoon

420164 19th century poets animals Beastly Verse Enchanted Lion Books Joohee Yoon Poetry 6 Comments

#848 – Kooky Crumbs by J. Patrick Lewis and Mary Uhles

420164 children’s poetry former U. S. Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis holidays J. Patrick Lewis Kane Miller Books Kooky Crumbs: Poems in Praise of Dizzy Days Mary Uhles 3 Comments

#847 – National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis

420164 J. Patrick Lewis National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry National Geographic Kid’s Books National Geographic Society nature Poetry 4 Comments

#844 – Bartholomew Quill by Thor Hanson and Dana Arnim

420164 animals Bartholomew Quill: A Crow’s Quest to Know Who’s Who commonalities Dana Arnim finding your place in the world Little Bigfoot Sasquatch Books Thor Hanson your identity 6 Comments

#831 – Quackers by Liz Wong (debut)

320163 acceptance Alfred A. Knopf BYR cats ducks fitting in inclusiveness Liz Wong Penguin Random House Quackers Random House Kids self esteem 11 Comments

#828 – President Squid by Aaron Reynolds & Sara Varon

220162 Aaron Reynolds Chronicle Books elections giant squids kings President Squid Sara Varon sea creatures US Presidents voting 7 Comments

#802 – A Great Big Cuddle by Michael Rosen & Chris Riddell

120161 A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young Candlewick Press children’s poetry Chris Riddell kid’s poems Michael Rosen onomatopoeia 16 Comments

#799 – Can I Tell You Secret by Anna Kang & Christopher Weyant

120151 Anna Kang Can I Tell You Secret? Christopher Weyant fears Harper HarperCollins Publishing water 14 Comments

#796 – The Night before Christmas: A Brick Story by Clement C. Moore & Amanda Brack

12201512 Christmas Clement C. Moore holidays Legos® Santa Claus Sky Horse Publishing. Amanda Brack Sky Pony Press The Night before Christmas: A Brick Story 2 Comments

#793 – Orangutanka: A Story in Poems by Margarita Engle & Renée Kurilla

12201512 Borneo dancing Henry Holt & Company Margarita Engle Orangutanka orangutans Poetry rain forests Renée Kurilla tanka 1 Comment

#792 – The Knights before Christmas by Joan Holub & Scott Magoon

12201512 Christmas Henry Holt & Company holidays Joan Holub knights Medieval Times Scott Magoon The Knights before Christmas The Night Before Christmas 4 Comments

#784 – Santa Clauses by Bob Raczka & Chuck Groenink

11201511 Bob Raczka Carolrhoda Books Christmas Chuck Groenink Haikus holidays Lerner Publishing Group North Pole Poetry Santa Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole 9 Comments

#779 – House Arrest by K.A. Holt

11201511 Chronicle Books diaries House Arrest journals juvenile detention K.A. Holt subglottic stenosis 8 Comments

#734 – There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight by Penny Parker Klostermann & Ben Mantle

920159 Ben Mantle dragons fractured fairy tales knights Penny Parker Klostermann Random House Children’s Books There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight 11 Comments

The Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight Spills His Gut (Q&A)

920159 Ben Mantle dragon Knight Penny Parker Klostermann Random House Children’s Books rhyming picture books There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight 10 Comments

#723 – Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton by Don Tate

820158 African-American History American History Civil War Don Tate George Moses Horton Peachtree Publishers Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton Poetry prose slavery University of North Carolina 4 Comments

#716 – Painting for Peace in Ferguson by Carol Swartout Klein

720157 artists for peace Carol Swartout Klien communities transformed Ferguson Missouri Painting for Peace in Ferguson peace initiatives racial divides racism Treehouse Publishing Group 4 Comments

Winners: 2014 Best Books on Kid Lit Review

420154 2014 best books on KLR C.L. Murphy Christian Robinson Chronicle Books David McClellan Eliza Wheeler HarperCollins Children’s Books Jennifer Lynn Alvarez Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker K.A. Holt Lobo’s Howliday (The Adventures of Loveable Lobo #5) Mara Rockliff Patricia Hruby Powell Peachtree Publishers Peanut Butter Prose Rhyme Schemer The Grudge Keeper The Guardian Herd #1: Starfire 11 Comments

#667 – Peace is an Offering by Annette LeBox & Stephanie Graegin

320153 acceptance Annette LeBox Dial Books for Young Readers Diverse - Multicultural family friends love peace Peace is an Offering Penguin Random House relationships Stephanie Graegin 6 Comments

#663 – Bigfoot is Missing by J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt & MinaLima

320153 Chronicle Books cryptids cryptozoology forlklore J. Patrick Lewis Kenn Nesbitt MinaLima monsters 13 Comments

#651 – Rhyme Schemer by K. A. Holt

920149 absent parents bullied bullier children's book reviews Chronicle Books K.A. Holt middle grade novel poems Poetry seventh grade 9 Comments

#648 – A Pond Full of Ink by Annie M.G. Schmidt & Sieb Posthuma

920149 Anne M.G. Schmidt children's book reviews Eerdmans Books for Young Readers international poetry picsture books Poetry Sieb Posthuma 6 Comments

#643 – Alphabetabum: An Album of Rare Photographs and Medium Verses by Chris Raschka & Vladimir Radunsky

820148 ABC Book alliteration children's book reviews Chris Raschka classic photographs from early 20th century formal portraits of children from long ago New York Review Children’s Collection New York Review of Books Poetry Vladimir Radunsky 14 Comments

#636 – Dear Wandering Wildebeest: And Other Poems from the Water Hole by Irene Latham & Anna Wadham

820148 African animals Anna Wadham children's book reviews Irene Latham Lerner Publishing Group Inc. Millbrook Press picture book Poetry 16 Comments

#618 – Can’t Wait to Show You: A Celebration for Mothers-to-Be by Jacqueline Boyle and Susan Lupone Stonis

720147 baby books baby shower gifts board book children's book reviews in utero book Jacqueline Boyle Poetry read to baby in utero Susan Lupone Stonis 10 Comments

#616 – The Lonely Crow by Paul Stillabower & David Johnson

720147 bedtime story Book Guild Publishing children's book reviews crows David Johnson London Zoo Paul Stillabower Picture Books sleepy The Lonely Crow UK 7 Comments

#590 – Bark Park by Karen Gray Ruelle – now in paperback

620146 children's book reviews dog parks dogs Karen Grey Ruelle Peachtree Publishers picture book 9 Comments

#589 – If It Rains Pancakes: Haiku and Lantern Poems by Brian P. Cleary & Andy Rowland

620146 Andy Rowland Brian P. Cleary children's book reviews haiku Japanese poetry lantern Lerner Publishing Group Millbrook Press Poetry 18 Comments

#562 – Monster Needs His Sleep by Paul Czajak & Wendy Grieb + Giveaway

520145 bedtime children's book reviews Children's Book Week celebrations going to bed and stalling monsters Paul Czajak Scarletta Kids Scarletta Press Wendy Grieb 13 Comments

Children’s Book Week: What’s in Store for 2014

520145 Capstone Books Children's Book Week Children's Book Week Giveaway Hop 2014 Chronicle Books Dr. Ellen Prager & Antonio Javier Caparo FarFaria Kid Lit Reviews Micah Player Paul Czajak & Wendy Grieb Scarletta Junior Readers Scarletta Kids 19 Comments

#560 – —full and —less, —er and —ness: What is a Suffix? by Brian Cleary & Martin Goneau

520145 Brian P. Cleary children's book reviews languge arts Lerner Publishing Group Martin Goneau Millbrook Press suffix Words are CATegorical 10 Comments

#518 – Cock-a-Doodle Oops! by Lori Degman & Deborah Zemke

320143 children's book reviews Creston Books Deborah Zemke farm animals Lori Degman rhyming text Rooster waking up 10 Comments

#507 – Poem-Mobiles: Crazy Car Poems by J. Patrick Lewis & Douglas Florian, and Jeremy Holmes

220142 automobiles children's book reviews Douglas Florian future cars J. Patrick Lewis Jeremy Holmes picture book Schwartz & Wade Books 11 Comments

#497 – Judd Goobey, Less Artsy More Fartsy by M. Thompson Lane & Paige Lane

220142 children's book reviews M. Thompson Lane nasty bodily functions young boys love to hear and make Ohio father-daughter children's books team Ohio poet Paige Lane picture book Poetry poetry for boys 8 Comments

#487 – Swimming to the Moon by Jeff McMahon & Jessica Warrick

120141 children's book reviews Jeff McMahon Jessica Warrick kids humor kids poetry Leisure Time Press moon poetry for kids Shel Silverstein 11 Comments

News – Best Books of 2013 Winners

120141 A-Z Challenge Ann and Nan are Anagrams House of Secrets How to Train a Train Kid Lit Reviews News 2014 Perfect Picture Book Fridays PiBoIdMo The Bubble Collector The Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge of 2014 The Small Fry Safari Kid Lit Readers Challenge winners of Best Books of 2013 13 Comments

#469 – The Visit: The Origin of “The Night before Christmas” by Mark Kimball Moulton & Susan Winget

12201312 A Visit from St. Nicholas children's book reviews Christmas Clement Clarke Moore Mark Kimball Moulton picture book Poetry Schiffer Books Susan Winget 19 Comments

Vote for the Top Books of 2013

12201312 Best Book of 2013 time to vote vote for best books 19 Comments

#461 – Little Naomi, Little Chick by Avirama Golan & Raaya Karas; (Annette Appel, translator)

11201311 Annette Appel Avirama Golan children's book reviews Eerdmans Books for Young Reader how we are the same picture book Raaya Karas Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. young girls 4 Comments

#431 – Magic Words: From the Ancient Oral Tradition of the Inuit by Mike Blanc

10201310 children's book reviews Edward Field Inuit Knud Rasmussen legends Mike Blanc myths Picture Books vanita books 12 Comments

#335 – I’d Rather be Riding My Bike by Eric Pinder

620136 Bicycle children's book reviews Eric Pinder Evolved Publishing John Cardinal Picture Books riding bikes Training wheels Wright Brothers 8 Comments

#328 – The Bubble Collector by Vikram Madan

520135 arts childrens book review humor J. Patrick Lewis middle grade book reviews poems for kids Poetry Shel Silverstein The Bubble Collector Vikram Madan 14 Comments

#326 – Mooseclumps and Other Poems by Ryan T. Bliss

520135 Artsy Bee children's book reviews debut author/illustrator poetry for kids Ryan T. Bliss Shel Silverstein 4 Comments

#287–288 – Stripe of All Types by Susan Stockdale / A Place for Turtles by Melissa Stewart

320133 alliteration award-winning author Bog Turtle childrens book review desert tortoise Higgins Bond Loggerhead Turtle nonfiction picture book Peachtree Publishers Rhymed prose stripes turtle excluder device turtle habitats turtles Virtual Book Tour wild striped animals 16 Comments

#281 – Silent Sally: A Story About Being a DOER by Eric Walls

320133 children's book reviews compassion DOER Eric Walls helping Horizon Light Media picture book Reading Rhyme sacrifice 9 Comments

#229 – The Girl Who Cannot Eat Peanut Butter by Sharon Chisvin

12201212 book reviews Carol Leszcz child nutrition children's book childrens book review food allergy medical pamphlet nut allergy nutrition peanut butter pediatric specialists Shaaron Chisvin 12 Comments

#191 – What about Heaven by Kathleen Long Bostrom

10201210 afterlife Care Bears children's book Christianity earth Elena Kucharik heaven Kathleen Long Bostrom kids questions relationships Tyndale Kids Tyndale Publishing 6 Comments

#184 – A Foot in the Mouth: Poems to Speak, Sing, and Shout by Paul B. Janeczko

10201210 Candlewick Press children's books humor middle grade books paul b janeczko Picture Books Poetry 10 Comments

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