The Song of the Toad and the Mockingbird

The Song of the Toad and the Mockingbird
Author: Elizabeth Ann Weaver-Kreider
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2013-05-22
Genre: American poetry
ISBN: 9780615810034

This debut volume of poetry from farmer and poet Elizabeth Weaver-Kreider examines the act of noticing, whether of the changing season or the flash of color from a passing bird, the shape of an internal mood or the homeland of the self. Her poems are set in the realm of the natural world, in the heart and hopes of a mother, in the mysterious and mythic landscape of the growing and awakening soul.

The Frogs and Toads All Sang

The Frogs and Toads All Sang
Author: Arnold Lobel
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2009-05-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0061800228

From Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) comes a brand-new collection of rhyming stories about frogs and toads. Discovered by his daughter, Adrianne Lobel, The Frogs and Toads All Sang has the same warmth, compassion, and humor that is found in his best-loved work. Brimming with sweet silliness, this new book reminds us why Arnold Lobel's characters continue to be so popular years after debut.

Toad by the Road

Toad by the Road
Author: Joanne Ryder
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2007-04-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780805073546

Poems and illustrations trace the yearly life cycle of toads from tadoles in the spring to adults which hibernate in the winter.

The Pizza Toad

The Pizza Toad
Author: Cory Lee Markert
Publisher:
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2019-03
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781633388208

Cory Markert's The Pizza Toad and Other Poems is a wonderful book of poems with accompanying commentaries. The poems are based on Mr. Markert's observations, brainstorming, and imagination. This book includes funny, witty, and moving poems that are sure to please almost all ages. The poems are long, short and medium in length. This book also contains sixty beautiful, full-color illustrations by three talented artists.

Uncle Elephant

Uncle Elephant
Author: Arnold Lobel
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2011-06-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0061974250

Another sweet, classic bedtime tale from Arnold Lobel, the beloved author and illustrator of the Newbery Honor and Caldecott Honor award-winning Frog and Toad books. While his mother and father are away, a little elephant goes to visit his uncle. And what a time they have! Uncle Elephant makes wishes come true, tells amazing stories, and trumpets the dawn. The visit is perfect, except for one thing—it ends much too soon. This Level Two I Can Read is geared toward kids who read on their own but still need a little help. The classic Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel have won numerous awards and honors, including a Newbery Honor, a Caldecott Honor, ALA Notable Children’s Book, Fanfare Honor List (Horn Book), School Library Journal Best Children’s Book, and Library of Congress Children’s Book.

Spinster for Hire

Spinster for Hire
Author: Julia Story
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2020-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781944585396

Poetry. Funny and fiery, this second collection will restore your faith in the power of small stories to shift our minds to bigger knowing. Says Emily Kendal Frey, "The voice here is friends with its sadness and yet we are yanked, with fierce exultance, up and through joy, too. Mashed and battered, held and protected, these words are life, and a life that asks, 'What harms us more than our hope?'" "Cinematic, darkly funny, & seductively sad--watching Julia Story cut these twisty, glinting shapes out of silence is like watching a kirigami artist summon a life-size funnel cloud out of a single sheet of paper. SPINSTER FOR HIRE is sublime--so full of finely-tuned truth, it practically levitates."--Karyna McGlynn "SPINSTER FOR HIRE is an antidote to modern noise--a long, late-night walk that leaves us wondering how we got here. Against a backdrop of existential isolation, Story points out constellations. Maybe they mean something, and if not, these poems shepherd us through the mystery."--Rob McDonald

Works & Days

Works & Days
Author: Dean Rader
Publisher: New Odyssey
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2010
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781935503088

Emotionally and intellectually engaging, Dean Rader's debut collection of poetry undertakes provocative questions about identity in original, ambitious, and playful ways. In a style that is at once both traditional and experimental, these poems map the terrains of high and popular culture with serious meditation and wry humour. Characters in Rader's interactive landscape include Wallace Stevens, Michael Jackson, Dorothea Lange, Arvo Part, and even Frog and Toad. Like its namesake, Works and Days by the Greek poet Hesiod, Rader's work takes on the great issues of any era -- our attempts to make sense of dreams, duty, and the divine.

My Shadow and Other Poems

My Shadow and Other Poems
Author: Tig Thomas
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2014-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1482421356

Young readers learn about the world around them in many ways. Poems such as “My Shadow” express the feelings of novelty readers may have as they go about their days. Including charming illustrations to accompany each poem, this volume presents understandable works by some well-known poets, such as Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and William Blake. Funny riddles and wordplay introduce readers to the playful side of poetry, while the rhyme and rhythm exposes them to important language arts concepts.