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A History of Children’s Stories: “The Haunted Wood” by Sam Leith

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

Children, Samuel Leith The Haunted Wood

In “The Haunted Wood,” author and journalist Sam Leith tells the history of children’s literature and how it changed as culture changed.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, children, Children's Authors

Poets and Poems: Emily Patterson and “So Much Tending Remains”

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Kangaroos Patterson

In “So Much Tending Remains,” poet Emily Patterson watches her child grow from birth to toddlerhood, reflecting what parenthood means.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Childhood Poems, children, Fairytales, Literary Tour, Poems, poetry, Poetry at Work Day, poetry reviews, Poets, work poems

By Heart: ‘Listening to Peter and the Wolf’ by A.E. Stallings

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

The music is loose! Face your fear and learn a poem by A.E. Stallings about listening to “Peter and the Wolf” By Heart.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, By Heart, children, Children's Stories, Music Poems

Crow Stories: “Rainbow Crow” by Megan Willome and Hasani Browne

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

rainbow crow children's poetry on wood table

“Rainbow Crow” by Megan Willome and illustrated by Hasani Browne tells crow stories in poetry for young readers.

Filed Under: article, children, Children's Poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry reviews, Poets

Time for The Midnight Ball—A Gold Medal Winner!

By T.S. Poetry 3 Comments

The Midnight Ball with Mom's Choice Awards Gold Medal award winning children's books

A new children’s book ‘The Midnight Ball,’ by Sara Barkat, combines a delightful story and illustrations with poetic device and telling time. Can you find the double meanings?

Filed Under: Blog, Books, children, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Language Arts, Math-Science-Technology

Forgotten Classics: “Understood Betsy” by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

In “Understood Betsy,” Dorothy Canfield Fisher wrote a timeless children’s story about growing up and self-reliance.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, children, Children's Stories

When Your Phone Dies: “A Hurricane in My Head” by Matt Abbott

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

In “A Hurricane in My Head,” Poet Matt Abbott has a suggestion for what to do when your young teen’s phone dies.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Childhood Poems, children, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Pooh, On Poetry

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

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Author Megan Willome takes poetry advice from Winnie-the-Pooh and revises a poem.

Filed Under: Childhood Poems, children, Children's Authors, Children's Poetry, poetry, poetry prompt

A Ritual to Read to Each Other: Reading Aloud

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

Join author Megan Willome as she enjoys reading aloud in the new column, A Ritual to Read to Each Other. This month, the gifts unique to audiobooks.

Filed Under: A Ritual to Read to Each Other, A Story in Every Soul, Black History Month, book reviews, Books, children, Libraries

‘The Little Prince’: Not for Grownups

By Megan Willome 8 Comments

To find the wisdom of ‘The Little Prince,’ author Megan Willome says don’t look directly at the story or it will blind you, like sun on desert sand. And don’t be a grownup.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, children, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Wisdom

Top 10 Reasons Why “Grandfather” Is the Best Job in the World

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Being a grandfather is the best job in the world, and here are the top 10 reasons why. It’s also possibly the easiest, because your grandchildren teach you.

Filed Under: article, Books, children, Children's Activities, Children's Stories

Children’s Book Club: ‘Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentime’

By Megan Willome 8 Comments

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Grab your mushy gushy Valentines! Join author Megan Willome for the Children’s Book Club as she reads ‘Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentime.’

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, children, Children's Book Club, Children's Stories, Valentine's Day

Top 10 Holiday Books for Children and Children at Heart

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

Author Megan Willome shares her Top 10 list of holiday books for children. Adults with childlike hearts will love them too.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, children, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Holiday Gifts

Naomi Shihab Nye: Young People’s Poet Laureate

By Megan Willome 7 Comments

Naomi Shihab Nye

Author Megan Willome takes a trip to the library with Young People’s Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye. Refreshments will be served.

Filed Under: Childhood Poems, children, Children's Activities, Children's Authors, Children's Poetry, Children's Stories

Children’s Book Club: “Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!”

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!

Author Megan Willome gets serious about some silly dinosaurs in an opposites book by Sandra Boynton for this month’s Children’s Book Club.

Filed Under: children, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Stories

A Story in Every Soul: Bedtime Stories

By Megan Willome 14 Comments

When we read a bedtime story to a child, something happens in their soul. What exactly? Well, it depends on the story.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, children, Children's Authors

Fear is a Luxury You Can’t Afford: Just Make Art

By Megan Willome 14 Comments

Are you engaging in the luxury of fear? Take a cue from illustrator Susie Jaramillo, and learn the secrets to making art despite the self-doubt that picks at your artistic heart.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, children, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Interview

Take Your Poet to School Week: Eugene Field, the Poet of Childhood

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Girl with puppy Eugene Field

Eugene Field is perhaps the perfect poet for Take Your Poet to School Week. It was the schoolchildren of St. Louis who saved his house from demolition.

Filed Under: article, children, Children's Poetry, Children's Stories, Funny Poems, Poems, Poetry Classroom, poetry humor, Poets, Take Your Poet to School Week

The First Poetry for Children: “Divine Emblems” by John Bunyan

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Boy kneeling Divine Emblems

In 1686, the English Puritan minister and writer John Bunyan published what we know today as “Divine Emblems,” the first book of poetry for children.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Childhood Poems, children, nature, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Children’s Book Club: “One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale”

By Megan Willome 16 Comments

Math can be beautiful, especially with tigers and elephants and gold. Join us as we read ‘One Grain of Rice’ with Megan Willome as our guide. Plus, get more great math title recommendations!

Filed Under: Blog, book club, children, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Chocolate, Math-Science-Technology

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