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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