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    You're a Poet: Ways to Start Writing Poems

    Author Sean Taylor
    Illustrated by Sam Usher
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    Hardcover
    $18.99 US
    Candlewick
    10.06"W x 10.94"H x 0.49"D   | 23 oz | 20 per carton
    On sale Mar 04, 2025 | 72 Pages | 9781536239331
    Age 3-7 years | Preschool - 2
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    "Five engaging segments that star an overalls-wearing piglet provide the framework for approachable poetry-writing lessons in this joyfully creative work." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

    In five warm and cozy tales, children can delight in the world of Piglet, his family, and his friends—while learning five fun and easy ways to write a poem.

    When Piglet picks up a stone and drops it into a puddle, words seem to splash out: wet, fresh, earthy, sploshing, sunshiny, puddle. Is Piglet a poet? Each of five charming stories captures a warm snapshot into some happy moment in childhood while demonstrating how to create a different kind of poem: a puddle poem, a comparing poem, a making-a-person-out-of-something poem, an if-I-was poem, and an I-would-give-you poem. With plenty of tips and tricks after each story and fresh illustrations by Sam Usher, author Sean Taylor makes poetry writing accessible, inspiring even the youngest of children to find their voice and call themselves poets.
    Appealing pictures, an engaging throughline, and solid guidance will inspire young poets.
    —Kirkus Reviews

    A handy tool for extending skill with poetry and word play. While it seems unlikely that most children able to both read and do the writing would be attracted to the cheerful animal stories, the clear and well designed writing and thinking exercises could build poetry interest and ability in the early grades.
    —School Library Journal

    Combining a story and a how-to guide effectively invites young children to think about their world in a creative way, demystifying poetry and making the writing process more organic.
    —Booklist

    Five engaging segments that star an overalls-wearing piglet provide the framework for approachable poetry-writing lessons in this joyfully creative work.
    —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
    Sean Taylor has written more than sixty books for young readers, including I Want to Be in a Scary Story, How to Be Cooler than Cool, and Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise, all illustrated by Jean Jullien; A Brave Bear, illustrated by Emily Hughes; and The Dream Train, illustrated by Anuska Allepuz. Find him online at www.seantaylorstories.com and on Instagram and X @seantstories.

    Sam Usher is the creator of a series of picture books about the natural world: Free, Wild, Lost, Found, Sun, and Snow among them. He is also the author and illustrator of Can You See Sassoon?, which was short-listed for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. When he’s not holding a pen and wobbling at paper, he may be found perfecting a difficult piece of Chopin at the piano. Sam Usher lives in England.
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    "Five engaging segments that star an overalls-wearing piglet provide the framework for approachable poetry-writing lessons in this joyfully creative work." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

    In five warm and cozy tales, children can delight in the world of Piglet, his family, and his friends—while learning five fun and easy ways to write a poem.

    When Piglet picks up a stone and drops it into a puddle, words seem to splash out: wet, fresh, earthy, sploshing, sunshiny, puddle. Is Piglet a poet? Each of five charming stories captures a warm snapshot into some happy moment in childhood while demonstrating how to create a different kind of poem: a puddle poem, a comparing poem, a making-a-person-out-of-something poem, an if-I-was poem, and an I-would-give-you poem. With plenty of tips and tricks after each story and fresh illustrations by Sam Usher, author Sean Taylor makes poetry writing accessible, inspiring even the youngest of children to find their voice and call themselves poets.

    Praise

    Appealing pictures, an engaging throughline, and solid guidance will inspire young poets.
    —Kirkus Reviews

    A handy tool for extending skill with poetry and word play. While it seems unlikely that most children able to both read and do the writing would be attracted to the cheerful animal stories, the clear and well designed writing and thinking exercises could build poetry interest and ability in the early grades.
    —School Library Journal

    Combining a story and a how-to guide effectively invites young children to think about their world in a creative way, demystifying poetry and making the writing process more organic.
    —Booklist

    Five engaging segments that star an overalls-wearing piglet provide the framework for approachable poetry-writing lessons in this joyfully creative work.
    —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

    Author

    Sean Taylor has written more than sixty books for young readers, including I Want to Be in a Scary Story, How to Be Cooler than Cool, and Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise, all illustrated by Jean Jullien; A Brave Bear, illustrated by Emily Hughes; and The Dream Train, illustrated by Anuska Allepuz. Find him online at www.seantaylorstories.com and on Instagram and X @seantstories.

    Sam Usher is the creator of a series of picture books about the natural world: Free, Wild, Lost, Found, Sun, and Snow among them. He is also the author and illustrator of Can You See Sassoon?, which was short-listed for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. When he’s not holding a pen and wobbling at paper, he may be found perfecting a difficult piece of Chopin at the piano. Sam Usher lives in England.
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