Sunday, April 24, 2016

April Poetry Madness: Final Four!


In honor of April being National Poetry Month, my students and I are organizing a Poetry Book Madness tournament #2016APM. Thank you so much for all those of you who shared your favorite children's poetry books in our previous post and helped seed your favorites.

Click here for the most recent April Poetry Madness posts!

Voting Schedule

  • Third round of voting (Final 4): Mon. April 25th to Wed. April 27th
  • Final round of voting (Championship): Thurs. April 28th to Sat. April 29th
  • Winner announced on Sun. May 1st!


Place Your Votes! (Or, scroll down to see details about each book.)




Classic Bracket


 

#1. Love that Dog (2001) by Sharon Creech. (Read a full review including how I use this book to teach poetry.)



#2. Once I Ate a Pie by Patricia MacLachlan

Newbie Bracket



#1. Echo Echo: Reverso Poems about Greek Myths (2016) by Marilyn Singer and illustrated by Josee Masse.


#7. Won Ton: a cat tale told in haiku (2011) by Lee Wardlaw and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin. (Read a full review here, or read a review for the sequel.)

Click here for the most recent April Poetry Madness posts!

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