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Review of the Day: Hypnotize a Tiger by Calef Brown
Hypnotize a Tiger: Poems About Just About Everything By Calef Brown Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt (an imprint of Macmillan) $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-8050-9928-7 For ages 9-12 Why do I do this to...
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Review of the Day: Are You an Echo? by David Jacobson
Are You an Echo? The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko Narrative and Translation by David Jacobson, Sally Ito, and Michiko Tsuboi Illustrated by Toshikado Hajiri Chin Music Press $19.50 ISBN: 9781634059626...
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31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 21 – 2016 Poetry Books for Kids
Fun Fact: The American Library Association does not currently give an award specifically to great works of children’s book poetry. Is not that strange? When I first discovered this to be true, I was...
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Review of the Day: I’m Just No Good at Rhyming by Chris Harris, ill. Lane Smith
I’m Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups By Chris Harris Illustrated by Lane Smith Little, Brown and Company $19.99 ISBN: 978-0-316-26657-4 Ages 7 and...
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Poetry Books
Again, I must assure you that in spite of the length of today’s list, I did not include every poetry book I saw this year. Is it my fault that there were so many good ones to pick and choose between?...
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Children’s Poetry
There is no ALA award for comics. Though I might not agree with the idea, I can at least understand its origins. After all, librarians’ dislike of comics has been longstanding and well-documented. How...
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Review of the Day: niños: Poems for the Lost Children of Chile by María José...
niños: Poems for the Lost Children of ChileBy María José FerradaIllustrated by María Elena ValdezTranslated by Lawrence Schimel$18.99ISBN: 978-0-8028-5567-1Ages 9-12On shelves March 23rd It used to be...
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Review of the Day – Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia...
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle ButlerBy Ibi ZoboiDutton Children’s Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House)$16.99ISBN: 9780399187384Ages 9-12On shelves now The term...
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Poetry Books for Kids
It always catches me a bit by surprise how soon the poetry books appear on these 31 Days, 31 Lists. While we still have tomorrow’s “Unconventional Books” to go through, poetry is where we really begin...
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Review of the Day: My Head Has a Bellyache by Chris Harris, ill. Andrea Tsurumi
My Head Has a Bellyache and More Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-UpsBy Chris HarrisIllustrated by Andrea TsurumiLittle, Brown and Company$19.99ISBN: 978-1-316-59259-8Ages 9-12On...
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