Book Thoughts: The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems

  • very charming book
  • beautiful, cozy artwork
  • could ignite an appreciation for poetry from a young age
  • one poem about goblins but benign and almost cute

Type: large picture poetry book
Ages: 6-9
Selected By: Paul B. Janeczko
Illustrator: Richard Jones

I don’t know much about the author, but this book was excellent! A sweet library find I’d purchase if I had unlimited funds. 🥹🥰 

Here are the authors included (in order of appearance):

  • Charles Ghigna
  • J. Patrick Lewis
  • Elaine Magliaro
  • Allan Wolf
  • Marilyn Singer
  • Christina Rossetti
  • Calef Brown
  • Monica Shannon
  • Rebecca Kai Dotlich
  • Karla Kuskin
  • Douglas Florian
  • Irene Latham
  • Marjorie Maddox
  • Kwame Alexander
  • April Halprin Wayland
  • Anna E. Jordan
  • Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Margarita Engle
  • Ralph Fletcher
  • Charles Waters
  • Martin Gardner
  • Nikki Grimes
  • Steven Withrow
  • Helen Frost
  • Pat Mora

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