Origami and Haiku: Inspired by Japanese Artwork This stunning book features three beautiful Japanese art forms in one. For each animal or object, children will be able to read the haiku, enjoy a corresponding work from the British Museum collection, and then make the origami figure! With clear, simple directions for thirteen animals or objects… Continue reading My Favorite Picture Poetry Books NINE
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The Three Bears — World Cultures
The Three Snow Bears When Aloo-ki glances up from fishing and sees her sled dogs floating off on an ice floe, she races after them. She comes upon an igloo with no one home and goes inside. Amazon Three Bears of the Pacific Northwest (Pacific Northwest Fairy Tales) When a small blue teddy bear falls… Continue reading The Three Bears — World Cultures
Snow White and the 7 Dwarves — World Cultures
Snow White: An Islamic Tale (Islamic Fairy Tales) Involving the power of a djinn, poisoned dates, seven dwarf sisters-in-faith, and a mysterious old peddler woman in the woods wearing a face veil, this lyrically told story offers a unique twist on this fairy tale, whilst keeping the classic much-loved story intact, including a hateful and… Continue reading Snow White and the 7 Dwarves — World Cultures
Red Riding Hood — World Cultures
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China With characteristic flair and energy, award-winning artist Ed Young illustrates the ancient Chinese version of the favorite fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. Young’s vibrant, yet delicate, pastels and watercolors add drama to the deftly translated story. Amazon Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from… Continue reading Red Riding Hood — World Cultures
My Favorite Picture Poetry Books FIVE
The richly colored, romantic watercolors duplicate Longfellow’s imagery, often quite literally, and effectively reinforce the narrative quality of the poem. School Library Journal The great African-American poet Langston Hughes penned poem after poem about the majesty of the sea, and the great African-American artist Ashley Bryan, who’s spent more than half his life on a… Continue reading My Favorite Picture Poetry Books FIVE
My Favorite Picture Poetry Books FOUR
Some of today’s poetry books are only available used, or on Kindle. And others are so new. Such juxtaposition of the same feelings throughout! Whether building a ship from chairs and pillows, making a city out of blocks, playing with toys on the bedspread, or sailing a toy boat down the river to an unknown… Continue reading My Favorite Picture Poetry Books FOUR
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