About this item
Twenty-three poems capture the joys of reading from that thrilling moment when a child first learns to decipher words to the excitement that follows in reading everything from road signs to field guides to internet articles to stories. These poems also explore what reading does, lyrically celebrating how it opens minds, can make you kind, and allows you to explore the whole world. Ryan O'Rourke's rich artwork beautifully captures the imagination and playfulness in these poems.
About the Author
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater is author of children's books including FOREST HAS A SONG (Clarion) , EVERY DAY BIRDS (Scholastic) , READ! READ! READ! (WordSong) , DREAMING OF YOU (Boyds Mills Press) , WITH MY HANDS: POEMS ABOUT MAKING THINGS (Clarion) , WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! (Wordsong) , THAT MISSING FEELING (Magination) and the forthcoming IF THIS BIRD HAD POCKETS: A POEM IN YOUR POCKET DAY CELEBRATION (Wordsong, March 2022) . She is also author of POEMS ARE TEACHERS: HOW STUDYING POETRY STRENGTHENS WRITING IN ALL GENRES (Heinemann) and co-author, with Lucy Calkins and Stephanie Parsons, of POETRY: BIG THOUGHTS IN SMALL PACKAGES (Heinemann) . A former upper grade teacher, Amy received her MA from Teachers College, Columbia University, has taught writing for over twenty years, and blogs at The Poem Farm and Sharing Our Notebooks. Amy lives in Holland, NY with her family, pets, and books. Find her at www.amyludwigvanderwater.com (website) , www.poemfarm.amylv.com (blog) , www.sharingournotebooks.com (blog) , and on Twitter and Instagram at @amylvpoemfarm.
