"Sublime illustrations and keenly observant verse are sure to captivate in this collection about a    hummingbird who sets up house in the author's  backyard..."             Publishers Weekly, starred review

"As in the best nature writing, the excitement here is in the particulars that bring readers up close to universe." Booklist, starred review
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 A spark, a glint,
   a glimpse
   of pixie tidbit.
Bright flits, brisk zips,
   a green-gray blur,
   wings, zings, and whirr —

I just heard
   a humming of bird


Hummingbird Nest
 © 2003 Kristine O'Connell George 
Harcourt Children's Books
Harcourt, April, 2004
 

Welcome! As an author of children's poetry, I'm often not sure what delights me more — writing poetry or sharing my love of poetry.  You'll find information here about my published work, samples of some of my poems, audio recordings and poetry podcasts, teacher's guides, poetry activities for students, as well as the first of what I hope will be a selection of poetry videos.

It's hard for me to believe that this site has been up since 1997. At that time, it was one of only a handful of children's author websites and, quite possibly, the only one devoted to poetry for young readers. Since then, technology has changed dramatically, yet the web continues to be a wonderful way to connect with students, teachers, librarians, and parents. I hope you'll find these resources helpful for teaching, writing, sharing, and enjoying children's poetry.

What's in here? Little Dog Poems : Copyright 1999 June Otani.

 

What's new?
 

  

Check out: UP! An Activity Guide for Toddlers and Preschoolers 

New audio clips in Poetry Aloud!


The Kids Poetry Bookstore (beta version!) is now available. This is going to be an awesome resource for children's poetry, thanks to the amazing group of fellow poetry-lovers who are helping build it.

 

See the amazing videos of hummingbird nests I discovered!

 

 

 


Photo by Rich Grigsby

Little Dog Poems: 
Little Dog "unplanting"

Explore! Dig in! 

You'll discover teacher's guides, author comments, 
audio clips, and more for each of my current titles:

 


 
 
 Poetry resources for teachers, librarians, homeschool families, and writers of all ages:
 
Celebrate Poetry    Over 33 ways to celebrate and share poetry during National Poetry Month and the other eleven months of the year
Poetry Book Shop   An extensive annotated bibliography of books on teaching and writing poetry
Poetry Power   Teaching ideas and links to terrific sites 
Poetry Aloud   Audio clips of my poetry
Tips for Young Poets   An animated "mini-web" with writing tips for students
Tips for Poets: Observation   Ideas on using observation skills in writing poetry
Poetry Thinks   Respite and inspiration for writers of all ages

Book News

 BOOK! is making its way around the world and has been reprinted in Portuguese, Japanese, and Italian and Libro! is now available as a toddler-sized board book in the US.
FOLD ME A POEM was translated into Korean! See the Teacher's Guide for FOLD ME A POEM to discover fast and fun ways to introduce students to poetry concepts by "Folding and Poeming."


...a dazzling celebration of imagination. Publishers Weekly, starred
"[An] engrossing collaboration." Kirkus, starred
 

 

 

 
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