Haiku Time!

Haikus are some of my favorite kinds of poems.  They’re short, only three lines and have very easy rules to follow.  1st line 5 syllables, 2nd line 7 seven syllables and 3rd line five syllables.  And they don’t even have to rhyme! PBS Parents has a fun and easy way to make haikus on the [...]

Jack Prelutsky

If you like to laugh, you will love Jack Prelutsky! He has written several collections of poetry including: It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles, Be Glad Your Nose is On Your Face and Other Poems and The Dragons are Singing Tonight. Here is a poem from is book My Dog May Be a Genius entitled “I’m Going [...]

NPM 2011 – Spine Label Poetry

What in the world is a spine label poem?  Awesome for sure, a super easy way to create poetry of course and a fun way to be creative without all the work. Step 1 – Select books that have great titles and cool looking spines. Step 2 – Arrange the book spines to create a [...]

NPM 2011 – City I Love

The opening poem of City I Love by Lee Bennett Hopkins is prefect praise for the love of all things tall, busy and full of people. “Sing a Song of Cities” Sing a song of cities. If you do, Cities will sing back                                           to you. They’ll sing in subway roars and rumbles, People-laughs, machine-loud [...]

National Poetry Month 2011

April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate we’ll be posting our favorite children’s poem or poetry resource. “Cat Kisses” by Bobbi Katz from The Kingfisher Book of Family Poems Sandpaper kisses on a cheek or a chin – that is the way for a day to begin! Sandpaper kisses – a cuddle, a purr. [...]