Honors
2021 NCTE Notable Poetry Book
2021 NCTE/CLA Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts
Reviews
"Here's hoping this will inspire many children to joyfully engage in writing."
—Kirkus
"The poems are by turns amusing and thoughtful, and their examination of the writing process will be particularly useful to educators."
—Publishers Weekly
" From cheerful couplets to meditations and songs, this successfully champions its tagline, 'Writing is for everyone.'"
—Booklist
“This beautiful compendium of poems that celebrates the written word is a joy to share with young readers.”
—School Library Journal
WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!
WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!
by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
illustrated by Ryan O'Rourke
Wordsong/Astra Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10: 168437362X
ISBN-13: 9781684373628
Twenty-two poems capture the amazing power of writing and will inspire even the most reluctant writer to begin putting words to paper.
Write! Write! Write! is a poetry collection that explores every stage and every aspect of the writing process, from learning the alphabet to the thrilling moment of writing a thought for the first time, from writer's block to finding inspiration, and from revision to stapling your finished work into a book. These poems also celebrate how writing teaches patience, helps express opinions, and allows us to imagine the impossible. This book, brimming with imagination and wonder, will leave readers eager to grab a pen, pencil, or keyboard--and write!