Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys
The wind and I play tug-of-war with my new kite. The wind is winning. Imagine that it is raining. Your sister is standing right next to you holding […]
View Article“A Poem Lovely As A Tree”
Celebrate Earth Day with “Poetrees”, by Douglas Florian, and have plenty of fun. Each of the 18 poems celebrates the wonder of trees, from the Giant Sequoia (the world’s […]
View ArticlePoem in Your Pocket Day – NPM 2012
Today is Poem in Your Pocket Day. To encourage reading poetry every where people are asked to keep poems in their pockets today. Here at the library we have a […]
View ArticleBluestem Award Nominees for 2013
After a fun second year, the Bluestem Award is back for 2013. Geared for readers in grades 3-5, this year’s list of nominees includes fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Watch for […]
View ArticleInside Out & Back Again
Ha’ and her family flee war-torn Vietnam for the American South in the book, Inside Out & Back Again. This 2012 Newbery Honor book by Thanhha Lai chronicles the year-long struggle […]
View ArticlePoetry Set to Music
Leave Your Sleep: A Collection of Classic Children’s Poetry is a compilation of nineteen classic poems set to music by Natalie Merchant and illustrated by Barbara McClintock. This book and CD […]
View ArticleCat Talk
Cat Talk, by Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest is the perfect book of poetry for all cat lovers. Meet Tough Tom, Lily, Tuck, Princess Sheba Darling and many more. […]
View ArticleA poetry book you must see to believe!
Animal lovers will definitely want to check out the Book of Animal Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis. The animals included in the pages of this book range from the big […]
View ArticleSpine Label Poetry at WNPL
National Poetry Month is one of our favorite months at WNPL. Last week during Tween Create Club we made spine label poems from our favorite poetry books and they are […]
View ArticleOutside the Box: A Book of Poems
Whether you’re reading “Mistaken Identity”, “The Great Garangtuan” or “Balloon-a-Phobia”, Karma Wilson’s Outside the Box: A Book of Poems, is full of wonderful and entertaining poetry! One of my […]
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