DAVID BOOTH has been a teacher, a consultant, and a professor, committed to incorporating the arts into all aspects of education. His published collections of stories and poems for young people represent his belief that literature can offer readers touchstones for understanding how others may think and feel about issues in their lives, and build insightful connections among us all.
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LARRY SWARTZ has been a teacher and consultant for over thirty years and believes that good books matter in order to inform and engage young people. His office bookshelves surround him with children’s literature, including the over 500 poetry anthologies that he collected with David Booth to help shape this book.
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