Sep 30, 2009

Halloween Poetry for Children, Parents, Teachers: Five Spooky Books to Read, Smile, Giggle, Learn, and Laugh Out Loud

By: Linda Ashar

Jun 9, 2009

Hard To See the Point of Partly Cloudy: Gary Soto's Children's Poems Written By Him Are Too Odd To Charm

By: Douglas Nordfors

May 2, 2009

Lanny Poffo Interview: Lanny Poffo Loans His Talent to Children's Literature and Broadway

By: Derek Clendening

May 2, 2009

Interview with Leaping Lanny Poffo: Lanny the Non-Smoking Dad Puts a Headlock on Tobacco

By: Derek Clendening

May 1, 2009

Interview with Lanny Poffo (Part 1 of 3): Wrestler and Author on Children's Literature and Non-Smoking

By: Derek Clendening

Sep 30, 2008

Lessons from Dr. Seuss: Using Author of Green Eggs and Ham With Preschoolers

By: Brandi Rhoades

Sep 10, 2008

The Woman Known as Mother Goose: Was She a Real Person or an Imaginary Figure?

By: John K. Davis

Sep 8, 2008

Origins of Two Nursery Rhymes: There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe and Georgie Porgie

By: John K. Davis

Sep 5, 2008

Possible Origins of Jack and Jill: Three Theories Regarding the Popular Nursery Rhyme Characters

By: John K. Davis

Sep 1, 2008

The Possible Origin of Humpty Dumpty: Was the Nursery Rhyme Character Based on a Person or a Cannon?

By: John K. Davis

Jul 30, 2008

The Meaning in I See the Moon: A Charming Nursery Rhyme Used as a Ward Against Evil

By: Melissa Howard

Jul 4, 2008

Why Is Little Robin Redbreast's Chest Red: The Negative Meanings of Robin and a Reference to Jesus’ Death

By: Melissa Howard

Apr 3, 2008

Why We Should Study Nursery Rhymes: Mother Goose is Incomprehensible and Violent Why Bother Reading It?

By: Melissa Howard

Mar 15, 2008

The Story of Baa, Baa Black Sheep: A Nursery Rhyme against Taxes

By: Melissa Howard

Nov 6, 2007

Little Jack Horner: A Good Boy or Conniving Politician?

By: Melissa Howard

Nov 3, 2007

Out Came the Sun: A Day in Nursery Rhymes

By: Elizabeth Yetter

Oct 23, 2007

Understanding Ring around the Rosy: A Simple Spring Chant or a Rhyme about the Bubonic Plague?

By: Melissa Howard

Oct 8, 2007

Understand Goosey, Goosey Gander: A Nursery Rhyme About Religious Intolerance

By: Melissa Howard

Jul 3, 2007

Pussycat, Pussycat: A Picture: No Hidden Meanings in this Nursery Rhyme

By: Melissa Howard

Jun 12, 2007

Ride A Cock Horse: What Lady Took the Famous Ride to Banbury Cross?

By: Melissa Howard

May 3, 2007

Hey Diddle, Diddle: A Nursery Rhyme about Court Intrigue

By: Melissa Howard

Apr 27, 2007

Pop Goes the Weasel: Making Sense of a Nonsense Nursery Rhyme

By: Melissa Howard

Apr 26, 2007

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: The Bloody Story Behind the Rhyme

By: Melissa Howard

Feb 12, 2007

Helping Children Write Alphabet Poems: Simple Methods to Teach Kids Poetry

By: Elizabeth Yetter

Nov 24, 2006

How to Write a Couplet: Easy Verse for Children

By: Elizabeth Yetter

Nov 3, 2006

How to Write a Cinquain: Five-Lined Poetry

By: Elizabeth Yetter

Oct 28, 2006

How to Write a Cento: The Patchwork Poem

By: Elizabeth Yetter

Oct 13, 2006

How to Write Alliterations: For Book Writing and Schooling

By: Elizabeth Yetter

Oct 8, 2006

Write a Lune: The American Haiku

By: Elizabeth Yetter

Sep 26, 2006

Write an Acrostic Poem: Simple Instructions for Kids

By: Elizabeth Yetter

Sep 18, 2006

Write a Haiku: Simple Instructions for Kids Who Write

By: Elizabeth Yetter

Aug 30, 2006

The poetry of Shel Silverstein: Modern Folktales presented to children

By: Diana Tierney

Jun 9, 2006

Politically Correct Nursery Rhymes: Revisionism of popular children's songs, fairy tales: a sacrifice?

By: Katrien Vander Straeten

May 17, 2006

Nursery Rhymes

By: Diana Tierney

Mar 6, 2006

Poetry for Kids! Teaching Poetry

By: Elizabeth Yetter

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