Marilyn Singer's EVERY MONTH IS A NEW YEAR and Ashley Bryan's I AM LOVED are among NCTE'

Have you heard? NCTE's 2019 Notable Poetry Books were just recently selected by the National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Children’s Poetry Committee. We were pleased to see EVERY MONTH IS A NEW YEAR: CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, by Marilyn Singer and illustrated by Susan L. Roth (Lee & Low) as well as I AM LOVED, by Nikki Giovanni and illustrated by Ashley Bryan (Caitlyn Dlouhy/Atheneum/Simon & Schuster) included on the list.

Please join us in congratulating all the authors and illustrators who have books on the list, and we invite you to visit Balkin Buddies to learn about Marilyn Singer's Skype chats. Feel free to contact Balkin Buddies with any questions about her chats. We're always here to help.