Be Creative @ Your Library With Stanza!

Stanza written by Jill Esbaum, illustrated by Jack E. Davis

Are you looking for a creative title to share with your child this summer?  I have just the book for you: Stanza!  Stanza is a mean dog living on the mean streets with his two brothers Dirge and Fresco.  During the day they chase, bite and bother everyone on the street. But at night when his bothersome brothers are asleep, Stanza composes beautiful poetry and worries that his brothers will find out and tease him about it.  One day Stanza sees a contest to compose a jingle for Snappers dog treats with a big cash prize!  Should he try to win? What if his brothers find out?  Stanza thinks it's worth the risk.  With rhyming text, colorful illustrations and a joyful invitation to poetry, Stanza is a winner!  While fun to read it also encourages parents to use the 6 Skills with their children: print motivation, print awareness, vocabulary, narrative skills, letter knowledge and phonological awareness.  For more about the 6 Skills click here.