Douglas Florian is a poet and artist extraordinaire!
Winner of the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award and recipient of an ALA Notable Children’s Book Award, he is the author and illustrator of many delightful children’s books.
Douglas Florian believes there is only one rule when it comes to poetry, that there are no rules.
Your youngest students can explore scientific and silly facts about creatures of all kinds with our Douglas Florian Earlybird Guide, and even try their hand at writing their own animal poetry. The results are fantastic!
Shark
Ate a thousand fish
In the white bathtub
In the night when the people were sleeping
To grow as big as the house
– Jedd, age 5
Whale
Jumped and did a back flip
Under blue and white water
At snack time
To have fun
– Cameron, age 6
Seahorse
Met a friend
At the light blue drop off
Early in dark morning
To not have to wait as long
– Maddie, age 6