About the Author:
John Micklos, Jr., has written for national publications ranging from Cobblestone to Modern Bride and is the author of the book Leonard Nimoy: A Star's Trek. He is editor-in-chief of Reading Today, the membership newspaper of the International Reading Association, and he currently serves as president of EdPress, The Association of Educational Publishers. He lives in Delaware.
Robert Casilla works at home in his studio in Yonkers, New York. His books include The Dream on Blanca's Wall, by Jane Medina, and Daddy Poems, an anthology selected by John Micklos Jr.
From School Library Journal:
Kindergarten-Grade 3-These 22 poems vary in appeal, but make up one of the few collections on this often-asked-for subject. Contemporary children's poets such as X. J. Kennedy, Deborah Chandra, and Nikki Grimes, as well as Micklos himself, speak to the everyday but big-as-life importance of dads. Free verse or rhymed and metered, several of the poems sometimes border on the mundane, but there are a couple of jewels, such as Emanuel di Pasquale's "Father's Magic" or Karama Fufuka's "My Daddy Is a Cool Dude." Casilla's realistic paintings of families of diverse backgrounds should appeal to children, although the cover is unfortunately drab. Casilla also illustrated Myra Cohn Livingston's Poems for Fathers (Holiday, 1989; o.p.), a collection similar in scope, but with more lively selections (two of which are also included here). And although this collection doesn't begin to touch the vibrancy of Javaka Steptoe's In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall (Lee & Low, 1997), it may be appreciated in larger collections.
Nina Lindsay, Oakland Public Library, CA
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