Children’s Poet Laureate Monthly Book Picks
Each month, the Children’s Poet Laureate recommends a book of poetry for children. Selections include classics of children’s literature, adult collections that are well-suited to children, as well as newly published books.
J. Patrick Lewis’s February 2012 Book Pick
PoetryTagTime.com 2011
The brainchild of Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell, the first ever digital
anthologies of new poetry for children and young adults are available
as e-books. P*TAG, written for teens, is the second of three titles in
the PoetryTagTime series (PoetryTagTime, P*TAG, and Gift Tag).
One poet begins with a poem, then tags a second poet who connects
by repeating three words from the previous poem, and so on to 31, for
a full month packed with contemporary poetry. This book is also an
example of ekphrastic poetry, with photos (chosen by the poets) inspiring
their poems.
