A Maze Me: Poems for Girls

I listened to this interview with Naomi Shihab Nye from On Being and decided to start reading poetry to my teenage as a way to wake her up in the morning, so I started with this book. A poem every day (almost).

It's a great collection and definitely a good level for my teenager. I think it would have benefited her to read them on the page herself, but aloud is ok too.

She constantly fought to keep me from reading every morning, but when I started reading, she always got quiet and listened. Recently, she didn't want me to read her a poem so I told her to read one to me and she actually went and found a (different) poetry book and read a poem to me, so I think that's positive.

I'll get another Naomi Shihab Nye book for her in the future. I think we'll mix things up and do Emily Dickinson next.