Writer & reader of #kidlit, poems for kids, picture books, & #versenovels ┃ Poems in @TheDirigible @LTPmag @PaddlerPress @tygertygermag @TheToyPress
Portland, OR
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The #kidlit zine I made with my friend @CarlBurKids is now out in the world and reaching the hands of readers! This was a fun collaborative #poetry project and I just wanted to take a moment to introduce it.
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For my next spooky #kidlit poetry read, I enjoyed this anthology of classic & contemporary poems brilliantly illustrated by Martin Ontiveros 👻
Here’s the opening poem by Kenn Nesbitt which will surely make little ones smile and flash their fangs in delight! 🧛♀️ – at Portland, OR
For my next spooky #kidlit poetry read, I enjoyed another classic: Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam, illustrated by Lane Smith 🎃
The poems here are playfully macabre and probably much too scary for a regular ABC book haha
Also, this is Lane Smith’s first book! 😍
#Halloween – at Portland, OR
I’m getting into the Halloween spirit by reading spooky children’s poetry collections 👻
Starting with a classic: It’s Halloween written by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Marilyn Hafner 🎃
Do you have any favorite spooky #KidLit poetry books? – at Portland, OR
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Poetry is so important - an invitation for all of us to wonder, play with words, create, and have fun. Poetry is not easy to create, so the challenging process makes it the perfect workout for our 🧠! This book looks delightful, Stefan. Thank you for sharing!
I came across this delightful book of children’s concrete poetry by Brad Burg at my library—such fun!
I’ve read several excellent concrete poetry books for kids lately and I’d love to check out more. Do you have any favorites?
#kidlit #poetry #childrensbooks
I came across this delightful book of children’s concrete poetry by Brad Burg at my library—such fun!
I’ve read several excellent concrete poetry books for kids lately and I’d love to check out more. Do you have any favorites?
#kidlit #poetry #childrensbooks – at Portland, OR
I’m SCREAMING with delight to have two new poems for kids aboard the scary-ness express! 😱🚂
Find my poems “Frightfully Polite” & “Nice Costume” along with many more spooky children’s poems in the new HALLOWEEN CANCELED ticket on scaryness.com! 🎃
#kidlit #poetry – at Portland, OR
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Marbled witches’ brew 🧙🪄🌀
I haven’t had a chance to do any paper marbling for awhile but I found this old video of me making a Halloween inspired pattern, stirring up some spooky spots & stripes! 🎃 – at Portland, OR
I’m super excited to have a children’s poem in the forthcoming issue of @LTPmag! The theme is In the Dark (perfect for spooky season) 🎃
You can pre-order copies here: square.link/u/T7h7XiNE
#kidlit #poetry – at Portland, OR
Here are my September #KidLit reads and favorite #PictureBooks!
With so many excellent PBs released this month, it was extra hard to choose favorites, but here are a few that I especially loved 💚 – at Portland, OR
It’s #NationalPoetryDay in the UK and this year’s theme is Wonder! Here’s a children’s poem for the changing seasons ☔️
Watch here: youtu.be/4DbaQ6SZyf8?feature…
#kidlit @PoetryDayUK – at Portland, OR
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New blog post: Poems Inspired by Things People Say - Part Two. A selection of poems by top children's poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com @josiedefalco @dragontripper @BardyMum @TweetsbyKayM10 @Ciara_OConnor_
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It's my Book Birthday! Proud to welcome Poems on Toast into the world. I hope you'll find the poems tasty. Aimed at KS2 but with a wide range of poems for all to explore. Thanks to @TroikaBooks & to Emily Ford for the fab illustrations! Thanks too for all the kind words so far 🧡
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UK National Poetry Day approaches (October1st). If you're a teacher & need free poetry resources, why not check out the Dirigible Balloon website? We're ad-free (no nasty pop-ups) & have over 2000 excellent poems from 600 poets. #Education #Teachers 🙂
dirigibleballoon.org 🎈
I’m grateful to have a poem included in this wonderfully wordy post featuring poems for kids about things people say!
A selection of poems by top children's poets inspired by things people say. brian-moses.blogspot.com/202… @BarbaraBleiman @FionaHalliday1 @JulesJumping @stefkidlit @RobinRB17
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This blog post by the children's poet (and voracious reader) @stefkidlit is a very useful resource: 31 poetry books to explore, each with a one-paragraph summary of Stefan's impressions.
Find your next great read here!
stefankarlssonwrites.wixsite…
My #kidlit take on the #SealeyChallenge is complete!
Read about the wonderful books I discovered & some things I learned here: stefankarlssonwrites.wixsite…
Featuring #poetry by @RachelPoet, @FrancosMom, @joyharjo, @waterscharles, @jamescarterpoet, & many more!
For the final day of my #KidLit version of the #SealeyChallenge, I read this fabulous collection of John Agard’s poems from @OtterBarryBooks. I couldn’t have chosen a better ending to my reading challenge 💚
I’ll share some thoughts on my Sealey experience soon—stay tuned! 😊 – at Portland, OR
My #KidLit version of the #SealeyChallenge is nearly complete!
Yesterday I read this whimsical, wild, & wonderful book of woodsy poems written by @RachelPoet & beautifully illustrated by @FreyaHartas 🌳🐻
I love how these poems share the wise ways of nature with kids 💚 #poetry – at Portland, OR
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Lots of lovely back-to-school poems from a range of children’s poets.
More poems about the end of Summer/start of school by top children's poets brian-moses.blogspot.com/202… @nealzetterpoet @dragontripper @josiedefalco @kathrynbeevor @dreambeastpoems @Janenewberry55 @stefkidlit @TweetsbyKayM10 @LindaMid7 @robwaltonwriter @Ciara_OConnor_ @SueHardyDawson
