![]() When he was eight, he made this elaborate castle fortress for his sister's fifth birthday. Dylan's favorite "toy" was his useful box. I also recall how my bedroom closet served as a hideout when I needed time to myself. It brings back lots of memories from my own childhood and from my chidren's growing-up years as well.įrom With My Hands, © 2018 Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, used with the author's permission.įrom my own childhood, I remember snow forts my brother and I enjoyed when the picnic table in our backyard was heaped with the freshly fallen white stuff. There are so many delightful poems in this collection (visit Jama's Alphabet Soup for an in-depth look), but the poem I'd like to share today is one of my favorites. For young readers, Amy's voice is as familiar as it is nurturing, providing children with the confidence to grow into themselves. It's a quality that comes from unconditional love and writing from the heart. starting from scratch with "empty space, ideas, hope and stuff" and creating something new "that never was before." This is something that all makers can relate to, and if you're reading this blog, I suspect that you're one of them! You'll also love Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson's joyful, collage-style illustrations that help bring Amy's words to life.Īmong Amy's many gifts as a writer, probably the one that impresses me most is her ability to tap into her inner 7-year-old while simultaneously presenting a safe and accepting place for young readers. ![]() It's about the personal experience of building, baking, folding, drawing, shaping. With My Hands is a collection of poems about making things. At the time, we were discussing Every Day Birds, but since then, her fans have gratefully welcomed a few more of Amy's books into the world: Read! Read! Read! and Poems Are Teachers in 2017, and Dreaming of You and With My Hands in 2018.Īlong with her books, don't miss Amy's website and blogs, especially The Poem Farm, which I've recommended time and time again to teachers and parents of creative young poets-in-training. If you haven't read that interview, I sincerely hope you will, since it brings to light what a special poet, teacher, and human being she is. Today I'd like to talk about Amy Ludwig VanDerwater's latest book.Īmy Ludwig VanDerwater, Lou Fancher & Steve Johnsonįind a copy at, Barnes & Noble or via .Īmy was featured on Today's Little Ditty in March 2016. (Besides which, those dinosaurs can get pretty LOUD!) Because I share poetry daily, National Poetry Month can get a bit tricky with all the "extras" I want to to squeeze in! I hope you'll indulge me if I step away from the dinosaur party a couple times this month to share something a little different.
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