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Looking for fabulous rhyming books and poetry collections for your Poetry Month Celebration? Check out some of our all time favourites:

• Duck Tents
• There’s a Babirusa in My Bathtub
• Zorgamazoo (A Novel in Rhyme)
• Falling For Rapunzel
• On the Scale, a Weighty Tale
• My Pup
• Baseball Hour
• Sleeping Dragons All Around
• Wish (Wishing Traditions Around the World)
• One Witch
• Sandy Mackenzie, Why Look So Glum?
• Darkness Slipped In
• The Noisy Airplane Ride
• Stella, Unleashed
• But If They Do…
• Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp
• Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep
• Jillian Jiggs
• Dirty Dog Boogie
• If I Had a Million Onions
• Biscuits in the Cupboard
• The HICCUPotamus
• Missing Math (A Number Mystery)
• A isn’t for Fox (An Isn’t Alphabet)
• Someday When My Cat Can Talk
• Over in the Ocean (in a Coral Reef)
• Best Friend on Wheels
• Full House (An Invitation to Fractions)
• Jazz ABZ (An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits)
• There Were Monkeys in my Kitchen!
• Roar of a Snore
• Where in the Wild?
• Science Verse
• Grandma’s Feather Bed
• Dino-Hockey
• The Looking Book
• Hallowe’en Hoots and Howls
• Iggy Peck, Architect
• Farm Flu
• Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast
• No Dragons for Tea
• The Hound from the Pound
• Sitting on the Farm
• The Crow
• Cassandra’s Angel
• The House That Crack Built
• Kid Tea
• The Eensy-Weensy Spider
• Drumheller Dinosaur Dance
• And the DISH Ran Away with the SPOON
• Big Black Bear
• Safe and Sound
• The Piggy in The Puddle
• Oh No, Not Ghosts!
• Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
• And To Think That We Thought That We’d Never Be Friends
• Monster Goose
• Snowsong Whistling
• Rattlebone Rock
• Cinderella Skeleton
• The Party
• The Magic Hockey Stick
• The Dragons Are Singing Tonight
• Hamlet for Kids
• Poodlena
• Cat Magic
• Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood
• Bill in a China Shop

And don’t forget to check out the Poetry Month excitement starting Wednesday at The Miss Rumphius Effect and GottaBook — between the two of them, they’ll treat us to more than 66 poets and previously unpublished poems, at least one a day for the entire month.

Have a happy Poetry Month!!

 

 Of Comfort and Coping: Michael Rosen's Sad Book [7:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Michael Rosen (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Quentin Blake (on JOMB)
Published: 2008 Candlewick Press (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0763641049

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This beautifully honest confession of the ups, the downs, the confusion and fond memories of a father dealing with the death of his son offers a rare, candid, detailed look at sadness, solitude and the strength to carry on.

More thoughtful resilience on JOMB:

• The Sound of Colors
• Connecting with Val Willis: The Magic of ‘My Horse, My Passion’

You can celebrate Poetry Friday by watching and listening to Michael Rosen performing each one of the poems from his out-of-print book of children’s poetry ‘The Hypnotiser’ here.

Pop over to Wild Rose Reader for today’s full menu of poetry offerings. Poetry Fridays are brought to us by Kelly Herold of Big A, Little A.

HOTLINE VOICES: Maureen Stanley shares her love of The Giving Tree (by Shel Silverstein).

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487.

 

 Much More Than Meets the Eye: Perfect Man [8:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Troy Wilson (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Dean Griffiths (on JOMB)
Published: 2004 Orca Book Publishers (on JOMB)
ISBN: 1551434350

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Mark and I clearly had a tough time packing all our love for this fabulously inspiring and entertaining book into a coherent chat, so I definitely can’t pack it into one sentence.

How about this?

If you are a parent or a teacher or a writer or a child, if you’ve had the gift of an extraordinary educator, if you’ve ever felt small, if you’re prepared to have your heart swell with hope or you’d just enjoy a good laugh, get your hands on a copy of this unpredictable, heart-warming super-hero tale — and then rise to its challenges to live life, exercise your strengths and recognize greatness in yourself and others.

Looking for more inspiring teachers in children’s books? Check out 100 Cool Teachers in Children’s Literature on A Year of Reading (thanks to Franki, Mary Lee — and to Tricia for the reminder).

HOTLINE VOICES: Mark corners April Harkinson at the PodCamp Philly Bowling Event and learns that her favourite children’s books are the Berenstain Bears Series (by Stan and Jan Berenstain).

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487.

 

 Ritual, Respect, Regret & Reflection: The Unknown Soldier [7:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Linda Granfield (on JOMB)
Published: 2008 Scholastic Canada (on JOMB)
ISBN: 043993558X

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Accessible narrative, detailed annotations and a thought-provoking collection of photographs, postcards, pins and poems shed light on the ceremony, symbolism, chronology and controversy commemorating our global family’s losses to war.

More books about war and peace on JOMB:

• Angel Girl
• A New Coat for Anna
• The Donkey of Gallipoli (A True Story of Courage in World War I)
• If I Die Before I Wake: The Flu Epidemic Diary of Fiona Macgregor, 1918
• A Poppy is To Remember
• The Diary of Laura’s Twin (A Holocaust Remembrance Book for Young Readers)
• Gleam and Glow
• Janusz Korczak’s Children
• What We Remember
• The Cello of Mr. O
• Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up In A War
• One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II
• Seven Brave Women
• And to Think That We Thought That We’d Never Be Friends
• Aunt Claire’s Yellow Beehive Hair

HOTLINE VOICES: Author Alison McGhee shares the reasons why Swiss Family Robinson (by Johann D. Wyss) is one of her childhood favourites.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave us a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487.

 

 Happiness Even After: Angel Girl [7:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Laurie Friedman (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Ofra Amit (on JOMB)
Published: 2008 CarolRhoda (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0822587394

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Dark, heart wrenching yet beautiful images and aching, intimate first person narrative tell the true fictional tale of holocaust prisoner Herman Rosenblat and the young girl who saved his life, twice.

HOTLINE VOICES: Thanks to author/illustrator Lee Edward Fodi for telling us about Strange Happenings: Five Tales of Transformation (by Avi).

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave us a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487.

 

 Politics and Poetry: Sandy Mackenzie, Why Look So Glum? [7:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Gordon Henderson
Illustrator: Peter Pickersgill
Published: 1979 Deneau and Greenberg
ISBN: 0888790422

Captivating caricatures, fact-filled rhyme and pithy biographical chasers make this entertaining introduction to the first sixteen Canadian Prime Ministers must-read madness for youngsters and oldsters alike. Eh?

Other books mentioned:

• The Book Of Time Outs: A Mostly True History of the World’s Biggest Troublemakers

Pop over to Becky’s Book Reviews for today’s full menu of poetry offerings. Poetry Fridays are brought to us by Kelly Herold of Big A, Little A.

HOTLINE VOICES: An unidentified listener tells us about The Time-for-Bed Angel (by Ronica Stromberg and Kristina Stephenson).  Thank you!

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave us a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487.

 

 Soul Sustenance and Spoonerisms: If I Had a Million Onions [5:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Sheree Fitch (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Yayo (Diego Herrera)
Published: 2005 Tradewind Books (on JOMB)
ISBN: 1896580785

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Tangy rainbow-fashioned sketches and popping, crackling, soaring, gliding rhyme make these sixty three pages of wordplay and warmth a poetry medley for all ages.

Pop over to Becky’s Book Reviews for today’s full menu of poetry offerings. Poetry Fridays are brought to us by Kelly Herold of Big A, Little A.

Also mentioned:

• Loris Lesynski (on JOMB)

 

 Loving Living: Some Helpful Tips For A Better World And A Happier Life [5:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This episode of Just One More Book!! is dedicated to the memory of a good friend, Marcel Boudreau, a man who not only knew how to live a happy life, but helped others understand how to live their own happy lives. He made this a better world. We miss you, Marcel.

Author: Rebecca Doughty
Illustrator: Rebecca Doughty
Published: 2008 Schwartz & Wade (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0375842721

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Life is sweet and short and moves so fast, sometimes we need a cheeky little book like this to remind us to stop to live and love our lives.

Other books mentioned:

• Rattlebone Rock

You can find the lyrics for “Everybody’s Free (to wear sunscreen)”, by Baz Lurhman, here.

 

 Orchestrating Inspiration: Lady Liberty - A Biography [8:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Doreen Rappaport
Illustrator: Matt Tavares
Published: 2008 Candlewick Press (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0763625302

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Stunningly warm, intimate illustrations and eleven candid first person accounts capture the crescendo of Lady Liberty’s creation, from idea to unveiling, and give us an enduring appreciation for the landmark, her creators and the many lives she has touched.

Other books mentioned:

• Taj Mahal
• Pier 21: Gateway of Hope

You can learn more about the process of illustrating this book here.

 

 Skill & Survival: The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish [11:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Jacqueline Briggs Martin (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Beth Krommes (on JOMB)
Published: 2001 Houghton Mifflin (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0618548955

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Soothing speculation, striking details and spellbinding scratchboard art present a gripping account of The Karluk’s last icy voyage and the strength and resourcefulness that beat all odds.

More shipwrecks on JOMB:

• The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell
• The Killick

 

 The Bee's Knees: Jazz ABZ (An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits) [7:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Wynton Marsalis and Phil Schaap
Illustrator: Paul Rogers (on JOMB)
Published: 2007 Candlewick Press (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0763621358

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Vintage poster-style illustrations and meticulously crafted poems pay tribute to the skill, spirit and style of twenty-six jazz greats, from A to Z.

 

 One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II [8:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Lita Judge
Illustrator: Lita Judge
Published: 2007 Hyperion Books (on JOMB)
ISBN: 1423100085

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Eye-opening scatterings of yellowed newspaper footprints, handwritten lists and aged, intimate snapshots make vivid this beautifully told true story of hardship, generosity and the pulling together of communities torn to opposite sides of war.

Other books mentioned:

• The Gardener

More books about generosity on JOMB:

• Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed

More books about war and peace on JOMB:

• Seven Brave Women
• A Poppy is to Remember
• Gleam and Glow
• The Cello of Mr. O
• What We Remember

Check out the full list of non-fiction picture books nominated for the 2007 Cybils Awards here.