A Poetry Book, lessons from the author, a Giveaway

SOLC #7/31 - 

      I'm slicing with the Two Writing Teachers community for Day Seven of Thirty-One of the Slice of Life Challenge in March.  Thank you Stacey, Tara, Anna, Betsy, Dana, Kathleen, Beth, and Deb.  
       On Mondays I visit Jen at Teach MentorTexts and Kellee and Ricki at UnleashingReaders to see what they've been reading, along with everyone else who link up.   

          I've been in love with Irene Latham's books for a long time. Irene is one of the first poets to reach out to me in kindness through our blogging. I was both surprised and flattered. If you don't know her work for both adults and children, look here at her website, Live Your Poem. She has published poetry collections for adults and for children, plus middle grade novels. Last year I loved and reviewed Dear Wandering Wildebeest and Other Poems from the Watering Hole, a beautiful look at a day at a watering hole on the African grasslands.      

        Today I want to celebrate a book that celebrates its birthday tomorrow, a book that you will love for its ability to entertain a wide range of ages, including adults. It is Irene's second book published this year (more about the first later), and it is titled  Fresh Delicious: Poems From The Farmer's Market, illustrated by Mique Moriuchi's amazing and playful collage illustrations.