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Maria Russo, author as well as children's books editor at the New York Times Book Review, reviewed a number of recent picture books in her article entitled "Picture Books to Enrapture Little Readers and Listeners," which appeared in a recent issue of the New York Times. THINKER: MY PUPPY POET AND ME (Sourcebooks), written by Eloise Greenfield and illustrated by Ehsan Abdollahi, was included in the article. According to Ms. Russo, "...the distinguished children's poet Greenfield glides gracefully between rhyme, free verse, haiku and rap." We hope you had the chance to see the review, which appeared in the May 10, 2019 issue.

For more information on Eloise Greenfield, including her a list of her many books and numerous awards, just contact Balkin Buddies.

Here is Publishers Weekly's thoughtful review of THINKER: MY PUPPY POET AND ME (Sourcebooks), by Eloise Greenfield and illustrated by Ehsan Abdollahi:

We are delighted to announce that THINKER: MY PUPPY POET AND ME (Tiny Owl), by Eloise Greenfield and illustrated by Ehsan Abdollahi, is short-listed for the 2019 CLiPPA Award  (The Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award), which is a British Award and the only award for published poetry for children in the U.K. Now in its 17th year, it is sponsored by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE). According to one of the judges named in their press release, “At CLPE we want to make poetry integral to the school curriculum and for it to be in every school, classroom, library, corridor and book bag. This shortlist – selected from the biggest number of submissions in the award’s history – shows such a range and breadth of what poetry for children is and can be and recognises a real variety of voices and styles. We look forward to more children, teachers and schools discovering these works through our shadowing scheme.”

Please join us in congratulating Eloise and Ehsan on THINKER: MY PUPPY POET AND ME making their short list!