Debbie Reese

Tribally enrolled: Nambe Pueblo. Founder: American Indians in Children's Literature. PhD Education; MLIS. ALA's 2019 Arbuthnot Lecturer. She/her.

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Recommended by Debbie Reese

@JeanMendoza2016 7) As I page through the book, I'm really taken by the art! I study it along with the poem. Way cool to see the range of style and colors. When you get a copy (and of course, you should!), look at "Drops of Gratitude" by Carole Lindstrom. It is a found poem. I love it! (from X)

Thanku: Poems of Gratitude book cover

Miranda Paul, Marlena Myles(you?)

How do you give thanks? Gratitude isn't something we need to save up for a special holiday. What are you grateful for right now, today? This anthology brings together a diverse group of poets who express gratitude for everything from a puppy to hot cocoa to the sky itself. Each writer uses a different poetic form, and readers will encounter a concrete poem, a sonnet, a pantoum, a sijo, and much more. Contributors include Kimberly Blaeser, Sun Yung Shin, Naomi Shihab Nye, Charles Waters, Janice Scully, Jane Yolen, Traci Sorell, JaNay Brown-Wood, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Margarita Engle, and more. Stunning illustrations from Marlena Myles invite close examination, making this a collection to return to and savor again and again. A portion of the proceeds from this anthology will be donated to We Need Diverse Books.