Today's #bloglikecrazy prompt from Javacia Bowser is "write about the best book you've read this year."
I find Best Of lists innately flawed and frustrating. Must we pit books against books? I love books for different reasons and find it so hard to separate out my emotional, completely subjective and intensely personal responses to evaluate a book. My enjoyment is rooted in the emotion, however perfectly or imperfectly crafted! Which is why I blog about the books I enjoy as I encounter them, and in no particular order.
This year I've blogged about the following 2014 poetry books for children:
HI, KOO! by Jon J. Muth
LITTLE POEMS FOR TINY EARS by Lin Oliver
POEM-MOBILES by J. Patrick Lewis & Douglas Florian
A POND FULL OF INK by Annie M.G. Schmidt
CAMINAR by Skila Brown
BROWN GIRL DREAMING by Jacqueline Woodson
FIREFLY JULY edited by Paul Janeczko
In the queue for blog posts coming soon:MANGER, edited by Lee Bennett Hopkins (and containing poems by many of my most favorite poets!)
WINTER BEES & OTHER POEMS OF THE COLD by Joyce Sidman
POISONED APPLES: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann
(How 'bout them apples? Ha. Couldn't resist!)
My favorite part of SANTA CLAUSES: Mrs. Claus. Clearly she is Santa's muse. Let me show you what I mean:
December 3
Mrs. Clause making
an angel, becoming a
little girl again.
December 11
Kisses from Mrs.
Claus under the mistletoe
tickle like snowflakes.
December 18th
Mrs. Claus and I
wrapped neatly in our bed quilts --
matching packages.
--- Bob Raczka
Those haiku are so charming! Love those "matching packages."
ReplyDeleteLove those Mrs. Claus poems -- looking forward to more of your poetry book posts :).
ReplyDeleteSanta Clauses sounds like such an adorable book, along with Dear Wandering Wildebeest, of course!
ReplyDeleteNice post! I agree with you, it's so hard to choose the best books. Reading is such a personal experience.
ReplyDeletePoisoned Apples is on the top of my TBR pile. I've heard great things about it!!
ReplyDeleteI'm planning on Santa Clauses for my granddaughters for Christmas, Irene, but that Poisoned Apples book looks marvelous, too. What a wonderful list again this year, and of course I especially love Dear Wandering Wildebeest!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely book. I'm looking forward to seeing it in my hands!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mention and link to Bob's interview, Irene. I love how Bob portrays Mrs. Claus and their loving relationship as well. The December 3rd haiku is one of my favorites.
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