tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post3703595306701139289..comments2024-03-25T12:58:42.058-05:00Comments on Poetry for Children: Guest post: Nikki GrimesSylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-22076715439367364292020-04-09T17:05:09.838-05:002020-04-09T17:05:09.838-05:00Hello, Sylvia, and congratulations, Nikki! (it'...Hello, Sylvia, and congratulations, Nikki! (it's taken me a while to make the rounds from last week's PoFri--gearing up for online PreK is pretty time-consuming!) This book is, as you say, part of a small and much-needed department of Diverse Books: "regular" stories. I remember when you could find black families in books but rarely in TV commercials; now it seems much easier to find black families doing regular things like laundry and buying cars on TV than in books. Thanks for shifting things, and I hope you both are well.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-54270921375947979502020-04-05T17:06:35.808-05:002020-04-05T17:06:35.808-05:00Fantastic! Such a special book.Fantastic! Such a special book.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-14084906994579602832020-04-05T08:47:25.512-05:002020-04-05T08:47:25.512-05:00OH, I want this book. Those lines you shared from ...OH, I want this book. Those lines you shared from Nikki's new book just make me swoon--especially those magpies writing across the sky with their black tails. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-66880295612135367112020-04-04T17:05:43.378-05:002020-04-04T17:05:43.378-05:00Thank you for all the resources you have shared (a...Thank you for all the resources you have shared (and will be sharing) here this moth. I can't wait to get my hands on this book!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-53583935729877184052020-04-04T16:02:51.550-05:002020-04-04T16:02:51.550-05:00I always look forward to Nikki's latest book, ...I always look forward to Nikki's latest book, but I am super excited about this one! Thank you for sharing it here.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-90611064800214999902020-04-04T10:34:33.205-05:002020-04-04T10:34:33.205-05:00It's on my list for my local Indie, and it mak...It's on my list for my local Indie, and it makes me happy, too, to see a book about a black child just living life, this time sad to move, but then discovering the new wonders of nature, a most wonderful story that I'm looking forward to. Thanks, Sylvia for hosting Nikki - a lovely visit!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-39690270499449861942020-04-04T09:59:06.228-05:002020-04-04T09:59:06.228-05:00I agree, friends. Nikki's work is always worth...I agree, friends. Nikki's work is always worth seeking out, but this one looks very special. Can't wait to get my hands on it! It's due to release May 5. Take care, everyone! Sylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970790447637356879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-6386591066331774852020-04-03T18:01:28.952-05:002020-04-03T18:01:28.952-05:00What a lovely treat. And what a wonderful reason t...What a lovely treat. And what a wonderful reason to write Jayden's story. AND to have illustrations by Wendell Minor. Well, this is just a double win for us readers. Thank you for sharing this beautiful book.Leigh Anne Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-33241337439180921692020-04-03T14:28:06.699-05:002020-04-03T14:28:06.699-05:00What a delightful interview and peek at this book....What a delightful interview and peek at this book. I need this book for my students! Thanks so much for writing.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-57734954982553607742020-04-03T07:19:16.660-05:002020-04-03T07:19:16.660-05:00I love this so much. I look forward to holding it ...I love this so much. I look forward to holding it and reading it. Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-51734522520859935342020-04-03T06:26:43.839-05:002020-04-03T06:26:43.839-05:00Appreciations Ms. Nikki Grimes, for creating this ...Appreciations Ms. Nikki Grimes, for creating this kind & wholeperson New York to New Mexico transformation of a boy into a poet.<br />And especially in what's excerpted here, the idea of the magpie writing across the sky with its tail<br /><br />Sylvia & Poetry for Children creators - <br />Looking forward to the grad. student movies!<br /><br />Great good wishes to all in #PoetryFriday, #2020NationalPoetryMonth #ShelterInPoetry! jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.com