Texas Center for the Book Celebrates Lone Star Día with New Bilingual Storytime Videos
tsl.texas.gov/node/69485

Members of the NCTE Charlotte Huck Award® Committee for Outstanding Fiction honor Día de los Niños/Día de Los Libros, a day to celebrate reading and literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds!

Chair Cecilia Espinosa recommends these Winner and Honor Books!

“Children should first be taught the art of drawing before learning how to write.” - Gandhi
Draw for fun this weekend!

#kitlit   #kitlit art #art #drawing   #diversebooks #librarians

Check out my podcast debut poetry family!

Pet Crazy: A Poetry Friday Power Book by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong. Illustrated by Franzi Pestzold. Ages 5-8. Creative activities to motivate drawing, reading, and writing about cats, dogs, rabbits, and more! bit.ly/4doNILJ #PoetryForKids #KidsWritePoetry

It's #nationalpoetrymonth so I am thrilled to announce our presentation was chosen for #ALAAC24 ! Join this stellar line-up on June 30th at 11am as we share recent & upcoming books - and the many ways poetry can act as a foundation, an exploration, an invitation & an inspiration!

Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day, friends! I am carrying this poem by Nikki Giovanni. Which poem are you carrying? ❤ #PoemInYourPocketDay

🥰🪶❤️Tomorrow is National Poem in Your Pocket Day! You can learn more at the link below... My informational poetry book illustrated by Emma Virjan is full of poems in the voices of all kinds of animals from all kinds of habitats. Astra Books for Young Readers
poets.org/national-poetr… ❤️🪶🥰

My next picture book will be out on July 9!
“A delightful tale of fostering connection through art.” - Kirkus Reviews
Available for Preorder

MacKids Books barnesandnoble
#picturebooks #kitlit

Grateful for Willeena Booker and all the support of everyone who worked together to make this joyful day happen!! 🙏🙏

I’m EXCITED too!!🤗🙏

Poem in Your Pocket Day is Thursday, April 18! Teacher Friends - Find a guide to go with my book illustrated by Emma Virjan IF THIS BIRD HAD POCKETS here. What kind of poem would an animal write? Nonfiction & Poetry! (Project from Kindle) amyludwigvanderwater.com/if-this-bird-h… Astra Books for Young Readers🪶

janetwong Sylvia Vardell Pomelo Books
Poetry for everyone. Poetry for every month.

Your poems are such a great addition to THE POETRY OF SCIENCE, Guadalupe!🙏🙏

It’s #nationalpoetrymonth and we’re thrilled to have our verse novel recommended by NEA for #readacrossamerica . Check out their website for teaching ideas and other resources. nea.org/professional-e…

💙My students love this one! Yangsook Choi 💙 #nationalpoetrymonth #april #hope #empowerment 💙

Read kids this poem by Van G. Garrett (KICKS); have them tell stories to each other about something that happened to them while skateboarding, biking, doing a sport, hanging out, etc.; and then they'll be eager to write a poem about one of those memories!

Poetry is a way to speak when you don't have words.' Joy Harjo
#poetry #JoyHarjo #NationalPoetryMonth #writingcommunity #bookcommunity

#HappyPoetryMonth2024 !

At #DiverseVerse we're hosting a #poetrycompetition on the theme of #Hope .

We invite #Teachers , #Parents , #Educators , #Librarians to submit the work of #youngpoets via the form on our website:

diverseverse.com/blog/poems-for…

Thank you! #diverseverse

Diverse Verse celebrates National Poetry Month. Can’t wait to read poems of hope written by kids.💖