Magnificent Middle Grade Poetry for National Poetry Month
Rhyme lovers of every age, rejoice, for April is National Poetry Month! We all know that little readers love silly…
Kids Poetry
8 Beautiful Poetry Books for Kids
April is National Poetry Month, and what better way to celebrate than by using it as an excuse to read…
An Interview with Richard Blanco and Dav Pilkey on Their Picture Book, One Today
At President Obama’s second Inauguration in 2013, Richard Blanco debuted his poem “One Today,” a tribute to America which examines the beauty and heartbreak…
It’s All in the Details: Talking Poetry with A.L. Sonnichsen, Author of Red Butterfly
A.L. Sonnichsen’s Red Butterfly is a moving middle grade novel in verse about an orphaned girl in modern-day China who…
Nick Cannon Talks Poetry, Hip-Hop, and Shel Silverstein
In his new book, Neon Aliens Ate My Homework and Other Poems, musician, actor, and comedian Nick Cannon weaves hip-hop rhymes and…