Hoop Kings 2: New Royalty
Written by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Poetry
Emily Writes: Emily Dickinson and Her Poetic Beginnings
Written by Jane Yolen, Illustrated by Christine Davenier Jane Yolen is well known for her “How Do Dinosaurs…” picture books as well as her many poetry books, so it’s only appropriate she would write a picture book about America’s most well-known female poet, Emily Dickinson. Not much is known about Emily’s childhood but Yolen takes …
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Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast And Other Tasty Poems
Written by Jack Prelutsky, Illustrated by Ruth Chan
Up Verses Down
Poems, Paintings, and Serious Nonsense Written and Illustrated by Calef Brown Up Verses Down : Poems, Paintings, and Serious Nonsense is a wonderful book of silly poetry. It has beautiful illustrations to entice the reader and fun, rhythmic rhyming to twist your tongue. The vocabulary in this book makes it better suited for advanced readers, …
A Portrait in Poems
The Storied Life of Gertrude Stein & Alice B. Toklas Written by Evie Robillard, Illustrated by Rachel Katstaller The first words inside the jacket cover, “The next time you got to Paris…,” caught my attention. Last spring I visited Paris for the first time. This visit left me with a great desire to return again. …
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir
Written by Nikki Grimes In this memoir, Nikki Grimes talks about her childhood and how while growing up she used writing to help her cope with difficult situations. Her mother suffered from schizophrenia and Grimes was eventually placed in foster care. She goes through childhood separated from her sister but realizes the magic of writing. …