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Robert Schechter
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Children's Poet. Author of THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE: Poems for Children and Others (Word Galaxy 2023). Starred reviews in Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Library Journal. Common Sense Media Selection. Bank Street Selection.















My book, THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE: Poems for Children and Others, will be on display at the Combined Book Exhibit at LibLearnX24, which starts on January 19th. The book earned starred reviews in Kirkus, SLJ, & Booklist, and is a "Best of '23" book from SLJ and Bank Street. #liblearnx24, #kidlit
January 18, 2024 at 3:26 PM
I just saw this meme that School Library Journal posted on Facebook. I'm so happy to see THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE in the company of these fabulous children's poetry collections. Did I mention it would make a great gift for the children in your lives? #kidlit #poetry #books #sljbestbooks2023
December 1, 2023 at 7:44 PM
Here's a poem from 17 years ago that I never did anything with, but it's Halloween now so I thought I'd subject you to it. #kidlit #poetry #halloween
October 31, 2023 at 3:40 PM
My book, THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE: Poems for Children and Others, just picked up a nice mention in the Book Club newsletter of Ron Charles of the Washington Post. #kidlit #poetry #childrenspublishing
October 20, 2023 at 5:21 PM
October 15, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Children's poetry. Debut book, THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE: Poems for Children and Others (Word Galaxy 2023), is recommended by the Children's Book Committee of Bank Street College, and also picked up starred reviews in Kirkus, SLJ, and Booklist. More on my website: bobshechter.com
October 15, 2023 at 4:59 PM
The Heavy Medal blog of SLJ is discussing poetry collections for their Mock Newbery Award. THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE: Poems for Children and Others, is one of five books being discussed. If you've read and liked it, would you please leave a comment saying so? heavymedal.slj.com/.../poetry-r...
October 4, 2023 at 1:40 PM
October 3, 2023 at 1:16 PM