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Poetry Friday Roundups
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January
2 Catherine at Reading to the Core
9 Ruth at There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
16 Jan at Bookseedstudio
23 Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference
30 Amy at The Poem Farm -
February
6 Molly at Nix the Comfort Zone
13 Robyn at Life on the Deckle Edge
20 Susan at Chicken Spaghetti
27 Margaret at Reflections on the Teche -
March
6 Karen at Karen Edmisten*
13 Linda at TeacherDance
20 Tanita at {fiction, instead of lies}
27 Marcie at Marcie Flinchum Atkins -
April
3 Matt at Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
10 Jone at Jone Rush MacCulloch
17 Heidi at my juicy little universe
24 Irene at Live Your Poem -
May
1 Patricia at Reverie
8 Cathy at Cathy Stenquist
15 Rose at Imagine the Possibilities
22 Carol at The Apples in My Orchard
29 Mary Lee at A(nother) Year of Reading -
June
5 Mona at Mona Voelkel
12 Linda at A Word Edgewise
19 Buffy at Buffy Silverman
26 Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect
Category Archives: Book Review
Book Review: Deep, Deep Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench
Title: Deep, Deep Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench Author: Lydia Lukidis Illustrator: Juan Calle Publisher: Capstone Editions, 2023 This is the opening page of Deep, Deep Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench by … Continue reading
Perfect Picture Book Friday: A Friend Like You
Happy Perfect Picture Friday everyone! My friend and colleague, Frank Murphy, has recently written a series of “like you” books: A Boy Like You, A Girl Like You, A Teacher Like You, and his most recent, A Friend Like You. … Continue reading
Book Review: A Girl Like You
Recently I accessed a digital version for review on Edelweiss of A Girl Like You by Frank Murphy and Carla Murphy with illustrations by Kayla Harren. This is a beautiful companion to A Boy Like You (2019) that challenges girls … Continue reading
Love, Sophia on the Moon: A Review
Title: Love, Sophia on the Moon Author: Anica Mrose Rissi Illustrator: Mika Song Publisher: Disney Hyperion, 2020 Happy Book Birthday to Love, Sophia on the Moon! Last November at NCTE, I was lucky enough to pick up an F&G of … Continue reading
Write! Write! Write!
Happy Book Birthday to Write! Write! Write! by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater. This book is a wonderful companion to Amy’s Read! Read! Read! so I hope you will add it to your collection. Title: Write! Write! Write! Author: Amy Ludwig VanDerwater … Continue reading
Imagine the Possibilities 