ROOTS AND BLUES, A CELEBRATION by Arnold Adoff, paintings by R. Gregory Christie Arnold Adoff, an American scholar of Black America blues and poets, sings words, taps out images, stumps and fiddles with ideas. His new book of poetry is one to read and re-read: Each Word A Hammer Hit. Each Word The Solid Tip… Read more »
April 2011
Red Sings From the Treetops by Joyce Sidman
Prolific poet and teacher Joyce Sidman states, “Why read [children] poems about worms and beetles? Because the physical world–and the profound lessons that direct contact with that world offers–have, sadly, receded into the background of their lives… More often than not, the dominant images they view every day are created by other minds, other imaginations–with… Read more »
Fill Your Pockets with Poems
In these test-overburdened times, I know many teachers who feel they simply can’t manage the extra class minutes to read aloud or share good books, not to mention, poetry, with children. Of course, it makes NO SENSE. But, like it or not, school days are squeezed, as are budgets, and choices have to be made…. Read more »
Marshmallows, Hummingbirds and Little Dog
If you’ve already browsed Kristine O’Connell George’s site HERE, you know she’s the author of many poetry collections as well as several picture book length poems for the very young. You also know she has many truly wonderful resources for teachers, librarians, parents, and writers – anyone who loves reading, writing, and sharing poetry. Be… Read more »
Welcome to ReaderKidZ, April 2011
It’s National Poetry Month and we’re pleased to welcome poet Kristine O’Connell George as our Author-In-Residence for the first half of April. In 1998, Kristine won the Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Poetry and the International Reading Association/Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award for, THE GREAT FROG RACE and Other Poems. Since this stunning debut,… Read more »
Kristine O’Connell George, Author-In-Residence
Being a big sister – a good big sister – has its ups and downs. Jessica knows all about sisterhood. She’s big sister to Emma (Jess’s sometimes “dilemma”) in Kristine O’Connell George‘s newest book, EMMA DILEMMA: Big Sister Poems, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. Jess knows how Emma can be. Annoying one day, lovable the next…. Read more »
Kristine’s Story
I was born in Colorado and later moved to Texas, Oregon, and Ohio. Six different houses in four different states by the time I started college. Growing up, one of my favorite possessions was my skate key. I’d tighten my skates onto my Ked’s tennis shoes and skate as fast as I could up and… Read more »
