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Review of Dear Acorn (Love, Oak): Letter Poems to Friends
Dear Acorn (Love, Oak): Letter Poems to Friends by Joyce Sidman; illus. by Melissa SweetPrimary Clarion/HarperCollins 40 pp.9/25 9780358334767 $19.99In eight pairs of poems, Sidman creates dialogues between two subjects, some in nature (cloud and droplets), some human-made elements (button and coat). For example, in the first poem, an oak...
Review of How Elegant the Elephant: Poems About Animals and Insects
How Elegant the Elephant: Poems About Animals and Insects by Mary Ann Hoberman; illus. by Marla Frazee Primary Tingley/Little, Brown 88 pp. 3/25 9780316417129 $20.99 e-book ed. 9780316584968 $12.99 As an introduction by the late Hoberman explains, for this collection she selected favorite poems of hers “about animals and insects”...
Real Talk
From the May/June 2025 special issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Perception and Reality. Single copies of this special issue are available for $15.00 including postage and may be ordered from: Horn Book Magazine Customer Service magazinesupport@mediasourceinc.com Full subscription information is here. ...
While the Climes They Are A-Changin'
To the tune of “The Times They Are A-Changin’” by Bob Dylan Come gather ‘round, people. Come speak and engage on the street, on the screen, on the passed-around page. For so many living a formative age, there’s a million stories worth saving. Save stories of joy—and tell stories of...
Review of A Forest Song
A Forest Song by Kirsten Hall; illus. by Evan TurkPrimary Random House Studio/Random 40 pp.2/25 9780593480366 $18.99Library ed. 9780593480373 $21.99e-book ed. 9780593480380 $8.99This cento (a poem composed of passages from other writers) pays reverent tribute to the natural world, weaving together the words of poets such as Emily Dickinson, Mary...
Review of The Poet and the Bees: A Story of the Seasons Sylvia Plath Kept Bees
The Poet and the Bees: A Story of the Seasons Sylvia Plath Kept Bees by Amy Novesky; illus. by Jessica LovePrimary, Intermediate Viking 32 pp.2/25 9780593526392 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593526408 $10.99Novesky provides a snapshot of Plath (1932–1963) inspired by her poems and letters about her brief experience with beekeeping. The text...
Review of In the Desert
In the Desert by David Elliott; illus. by Gordy Wright Primary Candlewick 40 pp. 3/25 9781536223385 $18.99 In fifteen verses, Elliott celebrates creatures who inhabit the Sahara Desert—and, in one introductory poem, the desert itself. As always in this winning series (see At the Poles, rev. 9/23, and eight other...
Review of Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock: A Graphic Novel Poetry Collection Full of Surprising Characters!
Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock: A Graphic Novel Poetry Collection Full of Surprising Characters! by Vikram Madan; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Wordsong/Astra 128 pp. 11/24 9781635928174 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781635928181 $11.99 This humorous collection features twenty-five story-poems presented in an innovative comic format. Kooky cartoon characters star...
When Fingers Are Fearless
My name is Shifa, spelled S-h-i-f-a, for most of my life pronounced shee-fa, sometimes said Shiff-a, but really in Arabic it’s she-faa’ with an emphasis at the end like a silent t, although usually I just stay quiet and nod however it’s said, because for some reason, my ears have...
Review of The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets
The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets selected by Irene Latham and Charles Waters; illus. by Mercè López Primary Carolrhoda 40 pp. 10/24 9781728492100 $18.99 This collection features twenty poems about real-life mistakes each of the poets made in childhood. The contributors include Linda Sue Park, Matt Forrest...
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