I’m always looking for more kid-appropriate (and kid-accessible) poetry so please share your favorites below! This book has entertained us, educated us, and even inspired adventures. Song of the Water Boatman & Other Pond Poems (by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Beckie Prange) If you’re looking for fantastic nature-focused poetry, you’ve come to the right place.And as the title says, the author really does tell the story as a series of perfect haiku. It follows a cat on his journey from the shelter to a new home. Wonton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku (written by Lee Wardlaw, illustrated by Eugene Yelchin) I’ve been meaning to write about the best cat books for cat lovers, and this book would definitely make that list too.“Rain in Summer” by Henry Wadworth Longfellowįrom the throat of the overflowing spout! This collection is full of “serious” poetry by the likes of Wordsworth, Blake, Coleridge and Tennyson as well as plenty of silly rhymes by the prolific Anonymous. Fujikawa’s pen and ink drawings since I came across Oh, What a Busy Day. A Child’s Book of Poems (collected and illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa) I’ve been a huge fan of Mr.“The Dandelion Fairy” by Cicely Mary Barker Barker has almost certainly written about its fairies. Barker is most known for her beautifully detailed drawings, but I think the accompanying poems are just as wonderful. The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies (written and illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker) This collection is incredible and I don’t say that lightly. This collection is probably the house favorite and R loves to recite this spring poem: Sharing the Seasons: A Book of Poems (collected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by David Diaz) These vivid poems are clever and really capture the variety of life across the seasons.Here are some of our favorite collections: I think the key is reading widely, but making sure to hit subjects that the girls already enjoy. So far, it’s going well–The girls think of poems as a completely normal form of expression. In our household we’re testing that theory with the girls by mixing a fair bit of poetry in with our usual large helpings of stories and nature books. My theory has always been that I would be fluent in poetry if only it had been a regular part of my life when I was little. But even after all these years, it still feels a little like a foreign language. Much later (as a pretentious young adult), I started taking poetry as seriously as song lyrics, and slowly built up a real appreciation for it. I don’t think I opened it more than a couple times and I have no idea what happened to it. I looked at it suspiciously and cast it aside. I still remember in third grade when my grandmother got me my first book of poetry. Holy shit, the girl can swim! Getting Kids Hooked on Poetry #IMWAYR She arrived at the ladder with a big smile on her face. A few minutes later she just went for it. She shook her head and said “I don’t think so,” but the gears were turning. I blinked my eyes a few times and told her I thought she could have made it to the ladder (on the other side of the pool) if she wanted to. When it got away from her and floated to the deep end, she dog-paddled over to get it and kicked her way back. Yesterday in the pool R was enjoying climbing on and off a boogie board in the shallow end. This summer she had swimming lessons at camp, but she reported spending most of her time wearing a floaty bubble aroud her waist.įor the past two weeks we’ve been on vacation in California, and we’ve had some good times playing in the pool and in the surf. She took a short swimming class last summer and learned to hold her breath and go under water, but as far as I could tell there wasn’t much actual instruction. I have to watch her like a hawk any time we’re near a pool or at the beach, and I can’t count how many times she has over-estimated her abilities and needed a helping hand or a full fledged rescue. What isn’t arbitrary is that moment when you say to yourself “Holy Shit! They’re really doing it!” R is completely fearless in the water and has always been an enthusiastic splasher. How many steps is considered walking? When does babbling turn into talking? When do they really have control of the bike? We usually remember how old our kids were when they reached them, but the actual point in time is somewhat arbitrary. Learning to walk, talk, or ride a bike are all big milestones in a child’s life.
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