This is the story of encounters with two completely different kinds of poetry that made me want to celebrate this art form. A few years ago when I was a children’s librarian, I stumbled upon the book Meow Ruff by Joyce Sidman. The book is an absolute visual and auditory delight. I brought it to
Harriet Tubman by Andrea Davis Pinkney A Computer Called Katherine by Suzanne Slade This Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve Schomburg by Carole Boston Weatherford Brave Ballerina by Michelle Meadows The Fierce 44 by the Staff of The Undefeated Lift as you Climb
One of the most loved spots in the Children’s Department at the Library is the picture book section. It’s a place where lifelong readers get their start. Grownups and children work together to find books that bring joy to be read out loud together. Picture books are wonderful, but reading them independently takes some practice!
