Mommy Poems

by Micklos, John, Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781563979088
• ISBN10: 156397908X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Wordsong

Summary

There is nothing quite as magical as a mother's love, and this collection of Mommy Poemstruly captures the warm and wonderful bonds between mothers and children. John Micklos, Jr., an educational journalist and poet with two young children of his own, has gathered a collection of poems by such noted poets as Lee Bennett Hopkins, Arnold Adoff, Nikki Giovanni, and other contributors. Mothers (and others!) will want to share this collection with children again and again.

Table of Contents

My Name	5	(6)
Lee Bennett Hopkins
Waiting for Mommy to Wake Up	6	(1)
Jane Medina
Cuddle Time	6	(3)
John Micklos, Jr.
Dinner and Dessert	9	(1)
John Micklos, Jr.
Mending	10	(1)
Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Going Out to Tea	10	(3)
Jane Medina
Mother, May I?	13	(1)
Janet S. Wong
The Keeper of Dreams	14	(3)
John Micklos, Jr.
Flavors	17	(1)
Arnold Adoff
Bad, Mad, Sad, Glad	18	(2)
John Micklos, Jr.
Ode to Family Photographs	20	(2)
Gary Soto
Sick Days	22	(1)
Mary Ann Hoberman
Naptime	22	(3)
John Micklos, Jr.
New Mother	25	(1)
R. H. Marks
Sunday Drive with Mom	26	(3)
Kristine O'Connell George
On Mother's Day	29	(1)
Aileen Fisher
Mommies	30	(1)
Nikki Giovanni
Tucking-In Song	30	(1)
Rebecca Kai Dotlich
About the Poets	31	(1)
Acknowledgments	32