Author of The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party and No Buddy Like a Book(from Candlewick Press).
Asheville, NC
Joined March 2012
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I'm excited to speak at NCSLMA 2023 in Winston-Salem, NC, Friday, October 6. I'll be giving away a couple books after my talk. ncslma2023.sched.com/event/1… @sched
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Thank you @AllanWolf100 for the back-to-school bulletin board inspiration when I needed it most. Outside our elementary library and illustrated by K-6 Ss. #turnworryintowonder
Tomorrow is NATIONAL WAFFLE DAY! Celebrate by sharing this groovy poem with your students or your friends. Have the whole class read out the repeated refrain. Pass out waffle treats to eat. Play a metaphor game: How is a classroom like a waffle? How is the library like a waffle?
Here's a Mother's Day poem. Your Mother's Other Super Secret Name. I borrowed the rhyme scheme from a famous Robert Frost poem. Can you guess which one it is?
Join me at Blacksburg Books this weekend, in Blacksburg, VA! blacksburgbooks.com/events/a…
NaPoMo, Day 30! Another 2-voice poem by my poetic hero, Paul Fleischman. “Whirligig Beetles” fro his book JOYFUL NOISE. With help from Simon Wolf.
NaPoMo, Day 29: A little jazz poem by Carl Sandburg during a sound check in Greenville, SC. Note the spontaneous musical interpretations of bassist, Alex Alford. #nationalpoetrymonth
NoPoMo, Day 27: A poem about our solar system’s largest planet, Jupiter. From The Day the Universe Exploded My Head (Candlewick Press). #nationalpoetrymonth
I just supported Ed DeCaria on @buymeacoffee! 🎉
You can support by buying a coffee ☕️ here — buymeacoffee.com/mpJzrfdFh/c…
NaPoMo, Day 26: Today I am demonstrating a visual representation of dactylic meter using three juggling balls. Every ball toss represents a syllable.
NaPoMo, Day 25: A love poem I call “Riddle Me This.” This is just an excerpt read by me and my mom, Evelyn Zysset Wolf. I have been hoping to someday have it published as a picture book, but for now it’s just for Mom. #nationalpoetrymonth
NaPoMo, Day 24: “Water Lines.” A poem for 150 voices. With the help of 1st through 3rd graders at Hall Fletcher Elementary in West Asheville, NC!
NaPoMo, Day 23: today’s poem demonstrates how even little spouts can dream big dreams. This is called “Greenhouse Guesses,” from Behold Our Magical Garden. #nationalpoetrymonth
NaPoMo, Day 22: A poem for Earth Day! From my collection of solar system poems, The Day the Universe Exploded My Head (Candlewick Press). #nationalpoetrymonth, #earthday
MaPoMo, Day 21: While visiting a school on Floyd, VA—I heard a strange tale of a poem etched into a tombstone of the local cemetery. Imagine my surprise to see “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer! #nationalpoetrymonth
NaPoMo, Day 20: Woke up to the boisterous crowing from the chicken yard. My nephew, Elias, has a flock of 70. Fresh eggs for breakfast. Here is “Red. Wheelbarrow” by WCW.
NaPoMo, Day 18: “Seventh Grade soap Opera” by Paul Fleischman from his book of poems for four voices, BIG TALK (Candlewick Press). #nationalpoetrymonth