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May 2013 Children's Poet Laureate Book Pick

The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School: Poems for the School Year with Connections to the Common Core

by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Each month, Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis recommends a book of children’s poetry.

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Previous Book Picks

Leave Your Sleep: A Collection of Classic Children’s Poetry
by Natalie Merchant
Farrar Straus Giroux 2012

Grumbles from the Forest: Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist
by Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Wordsong 2013

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With A Little Help from Dr. Angelou

Resources for teachers for teaching African American poetry.

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Video: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear

Children’s Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman reads from a book whose fanciful world includes owls, pussycats, poggles with no toes.

photo couresy of Wired

Lunchbox Poems

Poetry can be a great way to connect with children. Why not, as Kenn Nesbitt suggests, slip some verses into your children’s lunchboxes to share a giggle or remind them that you’re thinking of them? To get you started, we’ve paired a few poems with momentous days of the school year.