Celebrate Poetry All Month Long with Read, Discuss, Do

  Happy National Poetry Month! We are celebrating National Poetry Month with a weekly poetry challenge all month long. To follow along, subscribe to our newsletter or check back here every Monday and Friday throughout the month of April for updates.  Kickoff: Books and resources for National Poetry Month   Week one: Read and write haiku  Article: A Brief History of Poetry by Marci Whitehurst Week two: Read and write odes Article: Eight Creative Ways to Explore Poetry All Year Long by Rebecca J. Gomez Week three: Read and write riddle poems   Week four: Poet's choice! If you and/or your children/students participate in any of our challenges this month, we'd love to hear from you.  You can  email  us or  tag us  on Instagram (use the hashtag #RDDPoetryChallenge or #RDDPoetryMonth). We will be sharing some readers’ poems in a round-up post at the end of the month, so if you’d like your poems to be considered, please let us know when you s...

Summer Challenge Round-Up (and giveaway winners)

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2023 Summer Challenge. We hope you had a lot of fun reading and connecting this summer. Now that the Summer Challenge is over, we will get back to our usual schedule of posting every other Wednesday. 

The giveaway winners are Julia M. (Scavenger Hunt Prize Pack) and Samantha C. (signed copy of TWO TOUGH TRUCKS GET LOST. Congratulations, and thank you for entering! 

Our regular schedule will resume next Wednesday, August 30. In the mean time, here is a round-up of all the 2023 Summer Challenge themes. Enjoy these book recommendations and story time ideas any time of the year!

Week One: Time To Chill

Week Two: Interesting Inventions

Week Three: You're Super, Hero!

Week Four: A Sporting Good Time

Week Five: Beat the Heat

Week Six: Caring for Creation

Week Seven: Adventure Awaits!

Week Eight: Hit the Road, Jack!

Week Nine: Song and Dance

Week Ten: Books and Movies


And for an extra bit of fun, here is a story time idea perfect for the back to school season:




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