Have you seen 40 Poems for 40 Weeks yet?

Hi everyone,

Yesterday my copies of 40 Poems for 40 Weeks arrived and I’m delighted by how the book has turned out. I loved seeing the faces of so many friends and colleagues who contributed poems and information about themselves for the benefit of young readers and the librarians, teachers, and family members who will be reading them aloud. Every poem is accompanied by a word ladder created by TIM RASINSKI. It’s just a great book.

40 Poems for 40 Weeks got off to a fast start and after a month is still doing very well. The first review is in and it’s a good one: “I’ve had the privilege of seeing first hand how poetry in the classroom ignites student learning. Here is a tool kit in one wonderful book for elementary school teachers to get started NOW! Your students’ reading will improve; they will write more, and they will use creative thinking in whole new ways. Anyone who loves a 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade teacher or student should get this book into a teacher’s hands!” Now we hope to see more reviews posted to help get the book out there to its intended audiences. Thank you in advance if you or someone you know is in a position to help. Here is the list of poets whose work appears in the book.

1	Alan Katz			
2	Allan Wolf			
3	Amy VanDerwater		
4	Avis Harley			
5	Betsy Franco			
6	Charles Ghigna			
7	Charles Waters			
8	David Harrison 	
9	Eileen Spinelli			
10	Ellen Hopkins			
11	Eric Ode
12	Georgia Heard 
13	Greg Pincus			
14	Heidi Stemple			
15	Irene Latham			
16	Jane Yolen 	
17	Janet Wong 	
18	Joseph Bruchac		 
19	Joyce Sidman 			
20	Kalli Dakos
21	Karen Craigo			
22	Kate Coombs			
23	Kenn Nesbitt 		
24	Lesléa Newman		
25	Margarita Engle 	
26	Marilyn Singer 			
27	Marjorie Maddox		
28	Mary Lee Hahn
29	Maryfrances Wagner			
30	Matt Forrest			
31	Michael Salinger		
32	Nancy Bo Flood		
33	Niki Grimes   			
34	Nile Stanley			 
35	Rebecca Dotlich		
36	Renee LaTuippe		
37	Sandy Asher
38	Sara Holbrook
39	Ted Kooser )
40	Wyatt Townley