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LIBRARIAN’S PICK

Poems I Wrote When No One Was Looking by Alan Katz

Funny poems for older kids.  Here’s my favorite:

 Because You Asked

My sister’s name is Cora.

My mother’s name is Dora.

My grandpa’s Dan.

My grandma’s Ann.

My father is a snorer.

My collie’s name is Truman.

Around the house he’s zoomin’.

He’s ninety pounds.

More than most hounds.

(I think he thinks he’s human.)

And me?  My name is Rosie.

My room is very cozy.

There’s more to share,

but I’ll stop there.

You really are quite nosy.

– reviewed by Jane

 Grade 4 and up.

Book Binding Poetry

Main Library – We will meet in the Teen Zone and use the books in the young adult collection to write our own poems out of book titles.  Photographs of the poems will be taken and hung in the Teen Zone.

Teens Read to Kids for Poetry Month

Teens Read - Jeremy

Teens read stories in rhyme
And poems by the greats
To kids under 9
Who sit with their mates

Main Library * Kids ages 4-9 * Teens grades 6 and up * Registration required * Teens should contact Irene  Langlois at: teens@maplewoodlibrary.org

Teens please arrive at 3 p.m. to choose a book and allow time for practice.  The storytime will begin at 3:30 p.m.

Hilton Poem in Your Pocket Day

Hilton Branch * Ages 6-13 * Drop In

April is National Poetry Month, so come to Hilton, find a great poem, and we’ll laminate it so that you can keep it in your pocket. It also makes a great gift!

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