Wonderful Words ─ Poems About Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening

Whether we are sharing poems or secrets, acting onstage, or just telling jokes, the words we use are our best friends. Join acclaimed poet Lee Bennett Hopkins in this glorious collection celebrating words in speech, reading, language, and drama and how they influence our lives. Works by Emily Dickinson, Eve Merriam, and Nikki Grimes make whispers, metaphors, and dreams come alive, while Karen Barbour's illustrations interpret the magic of language with vivid hues. This is a collection sure to inspire wordsmiths of all ages, over and over. And just maybe there's a poet who didn't know it in you!

Lee Bennett Hopkins is a distinguished poet, writer, and anthologist. His poetry anthologies include Side by Side: Poems to Read Together, Song and Dance, School Supplies: A Book of Poems, and most recently My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States. This book is the third in his acclaimed poetry series that includes Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems and Spectacular Science: A Book of Poems. Mr. Hopkins's numerous awards include the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for "lasting contributions to children's literature" and both the Christopher Award and a Golden Kite Award for his poetry autobiography entitled Been to Yesterdays: Poems of a Life. He lives in Westchester County and Greenwich Village in New York.