How to Write a Poem

This evocative picture book, a companion to 'How to Read a Book,' guides children on a journey to discover and write their own poetry. Authors Kwame Alexander and Deanna Nikaido, with Melissa Sweet's vibrant illustrations, encourage young readers to observe, listen, and feel the world around them, transforming everyday experiences into poetic words. It's a wonderful resource for fostering creativity, self-expression, and a deeper appreciation for language and nature in children aged 4-8.

In this evocative and playful companion to their New York Times bestselling picture book How to Read a Book, Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander teams up with poet Deanna Nikaido and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet to celebrate the magic of discovering your very own poetry in the world around you. Begin with a question like an acorn waiting for spring. From this first stanza, readers are invited to pay attention--and to see that paying attention itself is poetry. Kwame Alexander and Deanna Nikaido's playful text and Melissa Sweet's dynamic, inventive artwork are paired together to encourage readers to listen, feel, and discover the words that dance in the world around them--poems just waiting to be written down.