Poetry for Children

           About finding and sharing poetry with young people

Friday, June 17, 2016

Poetry for Summer

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I just got back from a fun TASLA conference meeting with school library administrators from around Texas. What a fun group and productive me...
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Friday, June 10, 2016

GARVEY'S CHOICE by Nikki Grimes

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I'm happy to toot the horn for another new novel in verse by Nikki Grimes that is perfect for the intermediate grades (grades 5-8), in ...
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Friday, May 20, 2016

Celebrating Asian American Heritage Month

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I didn't realize how many special occasions occurred in May until I worked on our Celebrations book with Janet Wong. Sure, it's ...
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Sylvia Vardell
Sylvia Vardell is Professor Emerita and author of the textbook, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN ACTION, as well as POETRY ALOUD HERE, THE POETRY TEACHER'S BOOK OF LISTS, POETRY PEOPLE, and the co-editor of many poetry anthologies in collaboration with poet Janet Wong and Pomelo Books. A frequent speaker at conferences, Vardell chaired the NCTE Poetry Award committee, served as a judge for the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award and the CYBILS poetry award, and has been a consultant to the Poetry Foundation.
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