Poetry Anthologies Featuring Katey’s Work

Things We Feel

Written by Sylvia Vardell  and Janet Wong

Kids have been feeling a mix of complex emotions lately, which makes THINGS WE FEEL perfect for sharing. In this alphabet book, you’ll find poems from A to Z along with full-color photos that will help kids talk about feeling amazed, brave, curious, determined, excited, frustrated, grateful, happy, inspired, jealous, kooky, lonely, mad, nervous, and more. The poems are ideal for children in preschool through Grade 2 (ages 3-7) and can also be used as mentor texts for older students. Share the poems to jump-start family talks at home or in classrooms. Parents, caregivers, and educators will find useful tips and resources to help make learning even more fun, and this book will also be a favorite resource in an ELL classroom. Pomelo Books is “Poetry PLUS”!

This anthology includes a diverse and inclusive blend of established and new voices, including Marcie Flinchum Atkins, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, Willeena Booker, Rose Cappelli, Kelly Conroy, Karen Elise Finch, Douglas Florian, Patricia J. Franz, Katey Howes, Carol-Ann Hoyte, Michelle Kogan, Marty Lapointe-Malchik, Carmela A. Martino, Juli Mayer, Rochelle Melander, Lisa Varchol Perron, Elizabeth Kuelbs, Naomi Shihab Nye, Joyce Schriebman, Anastasia Suen, Pamela Taylor, Linda J. Thomas, Fernanda Valentino, Vicki Wilke, Matthew Winter, and Janet Wong.

As with other books in this series (THINGS WE DO and THINGS WE EAT), 100% of the profits will be donated to the IBBY Children in Crisis Fund.

Things We Wear

Written by Sylvia Vardell  and Janet Wong

A Children’s Book Council “Hot Off the Press” Selection for November 2022!

We began our alphabet series with the action-packed THINGS WE DO, featuring kid-friendly verbs like CLAP (Joseph Bruchac), DANCE (Nikki Grimes), EAT (Jack Prelutsky), and FLY (Carole Boston Weatherford). The response to “Eat” byJack Prelutsky was so enthusiastic that we decided to devote a whole book to food with THINGS WE EAT, where we included many global staples such as RICE (Jacqueline Woodson). We then explored our emotions in THINGS WE FEEL, honoring our wide range of emotions, even our WORRIED (Naomi Shihab Nye) times. We’re now ready to help kids celebrate another favorite topic: clothes and other THINGS WE WEAR, with gems by Douglas Florian, Padma Venkatraman, and 24 additional voices.