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

Story Time Idea: FLORETTE by Anna Walker

Has the coming of spring got you thinking about gardens? Read the lovely Florette by Anna Walker for a charming garden story time. Talk about gardens: the garden in the book, your own gardens, gardens you've visited. Then create a container garden of your own! Need help? Here's a resource for container gardening for kids from kidsgardening.org. 

Find a list of more great gardening books in our list of 12 Picture Books About Gardens
 

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