What Is a Friend?
by Sylvia Vardell (Author) and Janet Wong (Author)
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Booktalk: To learn to be a good friend, kids need models of friendship. The 41 poems in this book guide us in reaching out, sharing ourselves, asking for help, giving support, and just having fun. These poems also show us that friends come in many forms; we can find them in our families, at school, on sports teams, through community service, on vacation, in pets, in nature — and even in ourselves. For ages 8-12 and up.
This anthology includes a diverse and inclusive blend of established and new voices, including Gail Aldous, Marcie Flinchum Atkins, Robyn Hood Black, Willeena Booker, Sandy Brehl, Carol Bullman, Kelly Conroy, Mary E. Cronin, Linda A. Dryfhout, Janet Clare Fagal, Karen Elise Finch, Nancy Bo Flood, Patricia J. Franz, Marilyn Garcia, Van G. Garrett, Theresa Gaughan, Sara Holbrook, Irene Latham, Rebecca Gardyn Levington, Molly Lorenz, Jone Rush MacCulloch, Carmela A. Martino, Guadalupe García McCall, Rochelle Melander, Heidi Mordhorst, Elisabeth Norton, Joan Riordan, Laura Purdie Salas, René Saldaña, Jr., Michael Salinger, Donna JT Smith, Anastasia Suen, Pamela Taylor, Linda Kulp Trout, Fernanda Valentino, Charles Waters, Vicki Wilke, Matthew Winter, Janet Wong, Helen Kemp Zax, and Sarah Ziman.
100% of the profits from What Is a Friend? (Pomelo Books, 2022) will be donated to the IBBY Children in Crisis Fund.
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Kids love acrostic poems . . . but when they grow into tweens, there really aren’t any acrostics on topics that speak to them. No longer true!! Anastasia, your poem “SERVICE” is a perfect acrostic for tweens and teens that celebrates teamwork, volunteering, community, and relaxation (self-care)! What an amazing feat for a poem made up of 22 words!!!