Hound Won't Go cover Picture
Hound Won't Go, published by Albert Whitman & Co, 2020. Illustrations by Meg Ishihara
16 Words cover picture
16 Words: William Carlos Williams and "The Red Wheelbarrow, published by Schwartz & Wade, 2019. Illustrations by Chuck Groenink.

​Praise for 16 WORDS: William Carlos Williams and "The Red Wheelbarrow"(Schwartz & Wade, 2019)
"At once spare and lush: a gorgeous introduction to the power of poetry."
--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Williams’s koanlike poem closes the story, its marvel of compacted meanings
crystallizing everything that has come before."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review
​"Great for reading aloud, this will also be a good choice for launching poetry units
and inspiring neophyte poets."
—Booklist
​A "fine introduction to a celebrated American poet."
​--The New York Times Book Review
​"A unique picture book that shows how poetry can capture a feeling or an image
with a few well-chosen words."
—School Library Journal 
"Debut author Rogers suggests that there is power in noticing, as Williams did--
​finding the extraordinary in the ordinary."
—The Horn Book Magazine
"A grand exploration of the reason why poetry exists."
—A Fuse#8 Production, School Library Journal
A Junior Library Guild selection
A Bank Street College Best Book 2020
SCBWI Crystal Kite Member Choice Award Finalist 2020

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