Daddy Poems - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563978709 ISBN 13: 9781563978708

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press, 2000

Synopsis

From morning routines to bedtime rituals, Daddy Poems provides a playful, yet poignant look at the laughter and love shared by fathers and children. Educational journalist John Micklos, Jr., himself a father of two young children, has gathered a rich collection of poems that includes selections by noted poets such as X. J. Kennedy, Nikki Grimes, Juan Felipe Herrera, and Mary Ann Hoberman, as well as original poems by Micklos and others. From piggyback rides to wild and wacky baths, Daddy Poems offers a wide range of poems that dads (and others) will enjoy sharing with children again and again. It's a perfect gift book for dad everywhere. As best-selling author Jim Trelease says in the foreword, "It is especially appropriate that this collection is meant to be read to children by their Dads. Outside of hugging a child, few things bring parent and child as close together physically, emotionally, and intellectually as reading."

About this title

About the Author

John Micklos, Jr., has written for national publications ranging from Cobblestone to Modern Bride and is the author of the book Leonard Nimoy: A Star's Trek. He is editor-in-chief of Reading Today, the membership newspaper of the International Reading Association, and he currently serves as president of EdPress, The Association of Educational Publishers. He lives in Delaware.

Robert Casilla works at home in his studio in Yonkers, New York. His books include The Dream on Blanca's Wall, by Jane Medina, and Daddy Poems, an anthology selected by John Micklos Jr.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3-These 22 poems vary in appeal, but make up one of the few collections on this often-asked-for subject. Contemporary children's poets such as X. J. Kennedy, Deborah Chandra, and Nikki Grimes, as well as Micklos himself, speak to the everyday but big-as-life importance of dads. Free verse or rhymed and metered, several of the poems sometimes border on the mundane, but there are a couple of jewels, such as Emanuel di Pasquale's "Father's Magic" or Karama Fufuka's "My Daddy Is a Cool Dude." Casilla's realistic paintings of families of diverse backgrounds should appeal to children, although the cover is unfortunately drab. Casilla also illustrated Myra Cohn Livingston's Poems for Fathers (Holiday, 1989; o.p.), a collection similar in scope, but with more lively selections (two of which are also included here). And although this collection doesn't begin to touch the vibrancy of Javaka Steptoe's In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall (Lee & Low, 1997), it may be appreciated in larger collections.
Nina Lindsay, Oakland Public Library, CA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1563978709
• ISBN 13: 9781563978708
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Casilla Robert