Mary Ann Hoberman
Mary Ann Hoberman is a former Children’s Poet Laureate and a winner of the National Book Award. During her tenure as Children’s Poet Laureate, Ms. Hoberman visited numerous classrooms and libraries, introducing both children and adults to the joys of reading and memorizing poetry. She is the author of more than forty books for children, including All Kinds of Families! and the award-winning You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You series.
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Away with Words!
A deliciously clever and entertaining collection of poems that celebrate word play by former Children's Poet Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Mary Ann…
Coming to Age
This exquisitely giftable anthology of poems about age and aging reveals the wisdom of trailblazing writers who found power and growth later in life.At eighty-two,…
Very Short Stories to Read Together
Here's a book with something new - you read to me! I'll read to you! We'll read each page to one another - you'll read…
Very Short Scary Tales to Read Together
In an irresistible fourth You Read to Me collaboration, Mary Ann Hoberman and Michael Emberley have added spooky tales to their bestselling and award-winning series--and…
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Tall Tales to Read Together
A sixth collection in this bestselling series, this You Read to Me features well-known figures like Paul Bunyan and Johnny Appleseed-- now in paperback! Using…
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Fables to Read Together
Mary Ann Hoberman and Michael Emberley have added Aesop's fables to their bestselling and award-winning series! Rediscover familiar tales and find new favorites in this…
Very Short Mother Goose Tales to Read Together
Join the fun as familiar Mother Goose characters take starring roles in this latest addition to the New York Times bestselling series YOU READ TO…
Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together
Join the fun as three familiar fairy tale characters take starring roles in this latest addition to the New York Times bestselling series YOU READ…
Forget-Me-Nots
When you learn a poem by heart, it becomes a part of you. You know it in your mind, in your mouth, in your ears,…
Strawberry Hill
When 10-year-old Allie learns that her family will be moving from a two-family home to their very own house, she's hesitant until she finds out…
All Kinds of Families!
With irresistible, rollicking rhyme, beloved picture book author Mary Ann Hoberman shows readers that families, large and small, are all around us. From celery stalks…
The Eensy-Weensy Spider
This charming board book retelling of the popular children's song is perfect for reading aloud together-and now is reissued with a modern cover and larger…
Miss Mary Mack
A lively picture book adaptation of the well-known children's hand-clapping rhyme, perfect for the whole family. Everyone knows some version of this popular children's hand-clapping…
Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers
What is a family?Who is a family?Either a lot or a few is a family;But whether there's ten or there's two in your family,All of…
One of Each
Oliver Tolliver lives all alone and has one of everything in his little house-one table, one chair, one apple, and one pear. To him, it's…
The Lady with the Alligator Purse
Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman's bestselling Sing-Along Stories are perfect for reading together, with over one million copies sold in all formats.You know the…
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
This rollicking board book retelling of the classic children's song is perfect for reading aloud-and now is reissued with a brighter, bolder cover and larger…