How do we survive the coldest days of winter? With a blackbird! Join us as we read Tomie dePaola’s “Days of the Blackbird” with Megan Willome as our guide.
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Children’s Book Club: “The Tin Forest”
From garbage, hope can grow — a forest filled with toucans, tree frogs, and tigers. Join us as we read “The Tin Forest ” with Megan Willome as our guide.
Children’s Book Club: “Eggday”
A pig, a horse, and a goat can’t win a best egg competition? Can they? Megan Willome leads a discussion about Joyce Dunbar’s “Eggday.”
Children’s Book Club: “Frederick”
Poets have their own sort of economy—they harvest words. Join us as we read Leo Lionni’s classic fable “Frederick” with Megan Willome as our guide.
Children’s Book Club: “One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale”
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!
Children’s Book Club: “The Buffalo Storm”
Literacy starts with children’s books. Join the inaugural edition of our children’s book club as we read ‘The Buffalo Storm’ with Megan Willome as our guide.
Top 10 YA and Children’s Books
Kimberlee Conway Ireton shares her top 10 YA and children’s books (actually, 17 or so).
Children’s Books: 14 Reasons The Tale of Peter Rabbit Should Be Banned
Beatrix Potter’s ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’ is a disturbing book. Here are 14 tongue-in-cheek reasons it should be banned.
Literary Tour: New York Public Library Children’s Book Exhibit
Just in time for Children’s Book Week, we visit the children’s book exhibit, The ABC of It, at the New York Public Library.
The Swing: A Children’s Poem on the Playground
Kimberlee Conway Ireton takes a toddler to the park and remembers a children’s poem while doing underdog pushes on the swing.
Llamas in Pajamas (and 10 great children’s poetry books)
Kimberlee Conway Ireton reads Llamas in Pajamas — and 10 great children’s poetry books — with her kids. In fleecy pajamas.
Poetry Prompt: In the Wild Secret Place
Using ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ as inspiration, come create your own wild, secret place poem.
Year of the Monarch: Begin Again
Setbacks and disappointments offer Dheepa R. Maturi an opportunity to reflect on the impact of even small steps in the journey toward healing the earth.
Poet Laura: The Butterfly Effect—Year of the Monarch
Dheepa R. Maturi, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, invites us to participate in the Year of the Monarch, a project both practical and poetic, to help our butterfly friends.
Congrats to Our Illustrator Sara Barkat! — Featured on Substack
Our illustrator Sara Barkat has been featured by Substack. Come celebrate the honor with her, and maybe pen a poem to go along.
Poet Laura: Happy Earth Day, and Don’t Miss the Trees for the Forest
For Earth Day, Dheepa R. Maturi, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, writes about the benefits of forest bathing and the perils of rainforest sleeping.
Poetry Prompt: Scribble a Poem for “Scribble Day”
Join us in celebrating Scribble Day, a public day inaugurated by Diane Alber. Share your Scribble poems for the community to enjoy!
Perspective: The Two, The Only: Calvin and Hobbes
With a new year on the horizon, Megan Willome is off for a fresh clean start and a little exploring. By sled, of course.
By Heart: ‘The night is darkening round me’ by Emily Brontë
Emily Brontë holds us Spellbound with her poem “The night is darkening round me.” Come dance in the dark with us.
50 States of Generosity: Alaska
We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on Alaska, whose flag makes you look up at the night sky.