Meribeth's Musings

Meribeth C. Shank reviews books for young people, writes picture books, has taught adult classes on Writing Books for Young People, has worked in Media Centers, Libraries, and bookstores, and earned her MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College and her undergraduate degree in elementary education from Goshen College. meribethshank@gmail.com

Monday, March 30, 2026

Ways to Greet a Friend (Monday Poem)

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 by Avis Harley     Hola  is the Spanish  Hello, Italians go for  Bon Giorno,   Konichiwa is Japanese, Bon dia  is the Portug uese,   Kalime...
Monday, March 23, 2026

Test Day (Monday Poem)

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by Kathi Appelt     It's never about the things I know:        Where the old turtle hid her eggs      How many homeruns my brother hit l...
Monday, March 16, 2026

Creativity (Monday Poem)

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by Eileen Spinelli     An artist takes:   colored pencil piece of yarn wooden slat from  some old barn sidewalk chalk or spool of wire can o...
Monday, March 9, 2026

In My Hands (Monday Poem)

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 by Marilyn Singer     I like to hold in my hand      a baseball,      a shell,      a fistful of sand,      a feather,      a letter,      ...
Monday, March 2, 2026

Just Look! (Monday Poem)

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by Valiska Gregory     A cardinal in red velvet, two doves in stylish gray, four sparrows dressed in tattered brown, a loud-mouth bully of a...
Monday, February 23, 2026

Nineties (Monday Poem)

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 by Angela Johnson     Had to leave the South to hear somebody call me a nigger for the first time. Had to have my head  out the window in a...
Monday, February 16, 2026

Counters (Monday Poem)

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 by Angela Johnson     My Uncle Fred has a slash across his face from some redneck trying to stop him from ordering a lemonade from a lunch ...
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Meribeth Shank
Goshen, IN, United States
I'm a Specialist in Literature for Young People, specifically in Educational and Library settings. Also, I review books for young people in the magazine and newspaper market; and I write for young people. Additionally, I have trained to be a Labyrinth Facilitator.
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