Explore Poetry with SINCE THE BABY CAME by Kathleen Long Bostrom

  We are excited to have guest post by Kathleen Long Bostrom, author of Since the Baby Came: A Sibling’s Learning-to-Love Story in 16 Poems , talking about the process of writing the book and sharing some ideas for discussing and poetry writing! Read : Since the Baby Came: A Sibling’s Learning-to-Love Story in 16 Poems by Kathleen Long Bostrom, illustrated by Janet Samuel I love poetry and rhyme, and always have. I grew up with a mother who often recited poetry and I learned to read with Dr. Seuss books. It’s no wonder I turned to poetry when I began writing picture books for children.  At a children’s book conference one day about 12 years ago, I asked my friend, an editor for an educational publishing house, “What are the areas in early education where more good books are needed?”  Without hesitation, she replied, “Poetry.”  Many of my published books were written in poetry, but what could I write that was unique? Aha! I thought. What if I wrote a story using a variety of styles of

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Comments

Ashley Sierra said…
One of our favorites we read this summer was BLOOP! written by Tara Lazar and illustrated by Mike Boldt.
imbigwillie said…
Several Fancy Nancy books.
Rebecca Gomez said…
I haven't seen that one yet, but Tara Lazar writes fun stuff!
Rebecca Gomez said…
It's been a while since I've read a Fancy Nancy!
Rebecca Gomez said…
The one by Lena Podesta? Looks cute!
Mindy Baker said…
My favorite book was a middle grade entitled Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros. I also loved the picture book Don’t Feed the Bear by Kathleen Doherty.