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About Sylvia
I'm a professor of literature for children and young adults at Texas Woman's University in Denton, TX (near Dallas). I enjoy nearly every genre, age level, and type of (children's) book, but have a particular passion for poetry-- thus my blog. I'm also a mom with two big kids (in college), married for 30+ years to a very supportive guy. Besides books, I love to travel (a LOT) and go to the movies... More
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| 12/9/2016 | Celebrating libraries and Dewey Decimal Day in December (6 Comments )
 December is full of holidays, but I'll bet you didn't know Dewey Decimal Day was one of them! Yes, December 10 is Dewey Decimal Day, the birthday of Melvil Dewey (1851-1931), the inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification,... Read the rest of this post |
| 12/2/2016 | NCTE 2016 (10 Comments )
 I'm sure you've read posts by many others who attended the recent NCTE conference (National Council of Teachers of English) in Atlanta. It's always a great event, but this year's conference had an amazing richness of poets present! Look at all... Read the rest of this post |
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| 1. Poetry Aloud Here 2: Sharing Poetry With Children (Paperback) Author: Sylvia M. Vardell Publisher: Amer Library Assn |
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| 2. Children's Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide (Library and Inform... Author: Sylvia M. Vardell Publisher: Libraries Unlimited |
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| 3. Poetry People: A Practical Guide to Children's Poets (Hardcover) Author: Sylvia M. Vardell Publisher: Libraries Unlimited |
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| 4. Poetry Aloud Here!: Sharing Poetry with Children in the Library (Paperback) Author: Sylvia M. Vardell Publisher: American Library Association |
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Profile Comments
Comment by Carrie Heyes on 6/8/2009 at 1:35 PM:
Hi Sylvia! I hope you're having a relaxing summer. I am hoping that you might have some time to give me feedback on my poetry? I've had friends and family read them, but would like an expert opinion. I read them on this site, but I could also send you a written copy.
It would be very, very mu... more
It would be very, very mu... more
Comment by Carrie Heyes on 4/19/2009 at 3:55 PM:
Thank you, Sylvia. I will.
Thank you, Sylvia. I will.
Comment by Carrie Heyes on 4/15/2009 at 9:19 PM:
Hi Sylvia,
If you have some time, I would really appreciate feedback on my poems, from someone who knows children's literature and poetry as you do. Comments or constructive criticism :)
Thanks!
Carrie
Hi Sylvia,
If you have some time, I would really appreciate feedback on my poems, from someone who knows children's literature and poetry as you do. Comments or constructive criticism :)
Thanks!
Carrie
Comment by Tom Hannah on 2/15/2009 at 3:15 PM:
Hi Sylvia, Thanks for reading our book and thanks for adding us as a friend. Our best to you always. Tom and Tess
Hi Sylvia, Thanks for reading our book and thanks for adding us as a friend. Our best to you always. Tom and Tess
Comment by Todd-Michael St. Pierre on 5/19/2007 at 10:01 AM:
Wonderful blog!
Wonderful blog!
Comment by Annie Donwerth Chikamatsu on 4/16/2007 at 3:45 AM:
How nice to see that there's a children's literature program in Denton. I used to teach at what is now University of North Texas. Looks like you commute!
Also, I just read your blog entry about the poetry book by Mado translated by the Empress. Lovely.
How nice to see that there's a children's literature program in Denton. I used to teach at what is now University of North Texas. Looks like you commute!
Also, I just read your blog entry about the poetry book by Mado translated by the Empress. Lovely.
Comment by Sharon A Putnam on 2/18/2007 at 6:31 AM:
Hi Sylvia,
I can't believe that I'm going to be your first comment. It's nice to "meet" you! Thanks for adding me
Hi Sylvia,
I can't believe that I'm going to be your first comment. It's nice to "meet" you! Thanks for adding me
I took a couple of courses with you at UTA several years ago. The courses were online so I never had the pleasure of meeting you in person. I really learned a lot from you and, of course, use that knowledge in my everyday work in the education field - so Thank you! I am anxi... more