In and Out the Window, Jane Yolen
In and Out the Window, Jane Yolen
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In and Out the Window

Author: Jane Yolen

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 1 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/12/2024

Synopsis

The largest single anthology of Jane Yolen's poetry, containing more than one hundred poems for all occasions.

Our Kitchen
Smells of mornings,
blueberry muffins,
hot chocolate, tea.
It smells of bacon
and of eggs.
It smells of family.

For the first time, legendary author Jane Yolen gathers the largest single anthology of her poetry celebrating childhood. At home or at school, playing sports or practicing music, enjoying the holidays or delighting in each season, Jane Yolen’s masterful collection shows just how lively it is to be a kid. This collection of more than one hundred poems is a classic that children are sure to return to again and again.

About The Author

Jane Yolen was born and raised in New York City and now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts, and Mystic, Connecticut. She graduated from Smith College and received her master’s degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. She has six honorary doctorates from New England colleges and universities for her body of work. The distinguished author of well over four hundred books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. Many of Yolen’s stories and poems are rooted in her sense of family and self. The Emperor and the Kite, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1968 for its intricate paper-cut illustrations by Ed Young, was based on Yolen’s relationship with her late father, who was an international kite-flying champion. Owl Moon, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal for John Schoenherr’s exquisite watercolors, was inspired by her husband’s interest in birding. You can visit Jane Yolen online at JaneYolen.com or follow her on Facebook at Facebook.com/JaneYolen.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary on February 25, 2024

Every moment of one’s life can be chronicled in poetry if the right person is holding the pen. In this book, Jane Yolen has condensed some of the most meaningful times and places into a collection of poems that capture the essence of familiar experiences. Beginning with home and animals and progress......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on April 20, 2024

Not my favorite Yolen book. I have to say it definitely got better chapters into it but tbh many poems were 2 stars with the thought, "well I guess it does show kids that any one can write about any thing.. poetry or probably otherwise".......more

Goodreads review by Allison on April 28, 2024

Maybe it’s just that my small child doesn’t enjoy poetry, but I have a hard time seeing reading these to children, readers picking this up, or adults really enjoying. Fun kid-oriented pieces, but in very small doses vs a collection.......more

Goodreads review by Tara on January 23, 2025

This one was just meh for me. Reminded me of poems I wrote in elementary school so feels like I could publish mine also if I found them all and threw them into a book.......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on April 02, 2024

In and Out the Window (illustrated by Catherin Peterslund; Philomel 2024) is a creative collection of children’s poetry by Jane Yolen. Poems are divided into thematic sections with further division into the categories of “In” and “Out” of a window. The volume shares poems about many aspects of child......more

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Praise for In and Out the Window:

* "Yolen writes about everything, and makes readers feel that they can, too. Very young readers will love some of the simpler poems, and adults will find themselves thinking about this collection long after reading it. A must-have for middle school libraries that is good for the entire family." —School Library Journal, STARRED review

"A heaping helping of characteristically readable verse from a veteran writer and storyteller." —Kirkus Reviews

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