Matt Forrest Esenwine posted: " Well, it's that time of year again - the kids are getting out of school for the summer and parents are wondering how to keep them busy! Many schools and libraries share lists of suggested summer reading for parents, of course, and I'm very proud to se" Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Well, it's that time of year again - the kids are getting out of school for the summer and parents are wondering how to keep them busy!
Many schools and libraries share lists of suggested summer reading for parents, of course, and I'm very proud to see several of my own books showing up on these reading lists and blogs.
Asa Books July Reading List (Flashlight Night) (This was also originally from 2020, but I just came across it yesterday and wanted to give them a shout-out. Thanks, folks!)
Last but not least, I want to thank Jena Benton for reviewing Once Upon Another Time on her blog this past April for National Poetry Month! I never realized it until this past week, so thank you so much, Jena!
Since it's Poetry Friday, I thought I'd share two poems from Lee Bennett Hopkins' anthology Night Wishes (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2020), which has received so much love from librarians and children's book lovers!
One of the poems is my contribution and the other was written by my friend Rebecca Kai Dotlich. I was surprised to see that we both used the term, "child" - which I think helps maintain the book's continuity - even though neither of us saw the other's poem until the book was published!
There's a lot more poetry in store!Today's complete Poetry Friday roundup is at MoreArt4All, Michelle Kogan's little home on the web, so I hope you'll stop by and check out all the links and fun!
By the way, if you've ever wondered how to get published without an agent, I hope you'll join Natasha Yim, Ashok Banker, and Yours Truly for what I hope will be a fun, informative panel discussion with San Francisco Northeast Bay SCBWI hostess Gennie Bruce Gorback next Wed., June 22!
Registration closes TODAY, June 17 - so don't delay!
Only $5 for SCBWI members, $10 for non-members - so no excuses! I'll be watching for you.
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I continue adding to my "Wit & Wordplay" videos ! These videos were created for parents and educators (along with their kids) to learn how to write poetry, appreciate it, and have fun with it. From alliteration and iambs to free verse and spine poetry, I'm pretty sure there's something in these videos you'll find surprising! You can view them all on my YouTube channel, and if you have young kids looking for something to keep busy with, I also have several downloadable activity sheets at my website.
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