Review By HOMA WOODRUM We’ve been really enjoying our review copy of Forget-Me-Nots: Poems to Learn by Heart. Full of lovely illustrations by Michael Emberly, the poems are organized into eleven categories and are all selected by former Children’s Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman with a mind towards memorization. My 3-1/2 year old daughter and I […]
Entries Tagged as 'Poets'
Forget-Me-Nots: Poems to Learn by Heart
April 29th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Books
Tags: Early Elementary·Elephants·Homa Woodrum·Mary Ann Hoberman·Michael Emberly·Poetry·Poets·Preschoolers
Emily and Carlo
February 10th, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Once upon a time, Newfoundlands were a very popular canine companion to keep, or so it seems. Emily Dickinson, one of America’s most beloved poets, joined the ranks of Newfoundland lovers when she was bestowed a little pup in her lonely youth by her father. The Emily Dickinson Museum believes […]
Tags: Carolyn M. Mullin·Companion Animals·Dogs·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·History·Marty Rhodes Figley·Massachusetts·Poetry·Poets
The Magic Squad and the Dog of Great Potential
December 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT The Magic Squad and the Dog of Great Potential is a well-written, engaging story of a boy and a dog — both with great potential. The dog of great potential in this book is called Trane, who is a rescue being fostered by ten year old Calvin Hastings’s (the boy of […]
Tags: Animal Shelters·Companion Animals·Dogs·Jennifer Gannett·Mary Quattlebaum·Older Elementary·Poets·Veterinarian