Wasn’t there but sort of was

Hi everyone,

I didn’t make it to this year’s NCTE conference in Denver. MARY JO FRESCH did and reported back on a successful presentation and a great book signing. Our 2020 title with NCTE, Empowering Students’ Knowledge of Vocabulary, was available as well as our 2022 Scholastic books with TIM RASINSKI — Partner Poems and Word Ladders for Building Fundamental Literacy Skills.

There was also the news that MATT FORREST ESENWINE’S 2025 anthology, A Universe of Rainbows, was chosen as one of 10 “Notable Children’s Poetry Books for 2026!” Twenty poets contributed to the collection and I was glad to be one of them. Way to go, Matt and everyone involved!