Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day!
Today, April 27th, 2017 is Poem in Your Pocket Day.
Here’s my poem (from the book Presidential Misadventures by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Dan E. Burr)
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For further celebration, the song Poem in Your Pocket by Emily Arrow is a must-listen:
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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