The storytelling is engaging and age-appropriate, with just the right balance of excitement and heart. Young readers will love following along. Thank you for this advance reading copy!

You will definitely chuckle while reading Giggle Worthy Poem Prompts for Kids. This book is co-authored by Sandra K. Athans, a literacy specialist, and Mike Downs, a poet. They provide readers with instructions for six types of poetry: 1) Acrostic, 2) Free Verse, 3) Concrete, 4) Epitaph, 5) Haiku, and 6) Limerick. These instructions are well-written and easily accessible for middle grade children, teachers, home educators, and parents. Since this book is aimed for children, the authors provide a pronunciation key to help with challenging poetry terminology.

I appreciate that each poem type is divided into two sections. The first section teaches the poem's rules, and the second section provides writing prompts. Readers have a chance to think about poetry rules. Then, readers transition into poets--thanks to the wonderful writing prompts. For example, one of the acrostic writing prompts is to use your name. Here is my acrostic: "Victory Is Real! Gold Is Near. -Impactful Achievement." I respect that Athans and Downs write this book for not only professionals but also noneducators. On page 27, the authors provide a bulleted list of questions to consider while writing poems. These questions remind the readers-now-poets to use their five senses while describing their subjects.

Poetry can be an intimidating subject for children and adults. Athans and Downs help readers to discover their poetic voices. I recommend this book as a parent, grandparent, and former educator.

Thank you #SandraKAthans, #MikeDowns, #RedWolfPress, and #NetGalley for my e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.