Tag Archives: Poetry

Introducing Poetry to Children

April is National Poetry Month and what better time to introduce children to the delightful sounds of language with a collection of nursery rhymes. I’ll make some book recommendations at the end of this post, but first—why should we start with nursery rhymes? Sound and Rhythm In our Make Way for Reading: Great Books for [Read more...]
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Fresh Air and the Arts

This is a sad commentary on the arts and recess disappearing from many schools.  This cartoon was posted on the AWSNA Facebook page Feb 1.  
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A Rich, “Must-Have” Anthology

Anthologies are some of the most useful books one can have in a library—I love perusing through them. Here one can find collections of short stories, plays as well as poetry—all selected by one or more editors or a publishing house. One of the most important collections for families in the last century (including my [Read more...]
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A Christmas Poem of 1888

John Greenleaf Whittier, the great 19th-century poet, lived here in Amesbury for most of his life and found inspiration for many of his poems in our local environs. In this poem, “The Christmas of 1888,” Whittier describes the sunrise on a balmy Christmas day in Amesbury more than 120 years ago. It was published in our local [Read more...]
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