Pomelo Books

"Roses are red / Violets are blue / I could sure use a laugh / How about you?" Janet Wong explains why we need silly poems in our lives:

Poetry from Daily Life: Not all poems are art — embrace the 'silly' and 'stupid' ones A simple and goofy bit of rhyme is perfectly fine, especially if it leads to a smile.

In CLARA'S KOOKY COMPENDIUM OF THIMBLETHOUGHTS + WONDERFUZZ, our teacher character Mrs. Booker shares this poem with her students at the end of a very long week. (She shares another poem after an energizing weekend.) Happy weekend, Teachers — you deserve a great one!!

Happy Poetry Friday! Here's another shout-out to Clara's Kooky Compendium on my blog where Janet and I explain what a "thimblethought" is and what a "wonderfuzz" is...
https://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/2024/10/claras-kooky-compendium-of.html

It's the "book birthday" of the newest Vardell + Wong creation, CLARA'S KOOKY COMPENDIUM OF THIMBLETHOUGHTS AND WONDERFUZZ!! Let's get KOOKY!!! 🎉🎉🎉