NPM Day 28: Another Catch-up Day (Days 25-28)

We finished a three-day sprint with three of our four grandsons (ages 8, 6, and 3 & three quarters). Not surprisingly, I fell behind on my poetry month project. Their parents are still traveling, but Aunt Ann arrived last night. I'll spotlight three favorite picture book anthologies by Paul B. Janeczko with three favorite poems from each book for days 25, 26, and 27..

NPM Day 25 - Dirty Laundry Pile: Poems in Different Voices, a whimsical collection of persona or mask poems with wonderful illustrations by Melissa Sweet. Stop by to read "The Vacuum Cleaner's Revenge" by Patricia Hubbell, "Old Elm Speaks" by Kristine O'Connell George, and "Maple Talk" by Lillian Moore.

NPM Day 26 - The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems, so difficult to pick just three favorites from this book. The illustrations by Richard Jones enhance each and every poem. Check out these three: "Toasting Marshmallows" by Marilyn Singer, "How to Catch a Poem" by Irene Latham, and "How to Pay Attention" by April Halprin Wayland.

NPM Day 27 - Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems, another wonderful collection of poems, illustrated by Melissa Sweet. I like the mix of old and new in this book, from Carl Sandburg's "Fog" to Robert Frost's "Dust of Snow" (featured in our sixth grade anthology) to Joyce Sidman's "A Happy Meeting."

NPM Day 28 - One Today by Richard Blanco with gorgeous illustrations by Dav Pilkey features the inaugural poem for President Barack Obama's second presidential inauguration. I would love to have the final three lines (four lines in the book) and illustration in a poster form. You can read the poem here, but you really should buy the picture book.