Today is International Haiku Poetry day! In honor of that, I’m sharing a beautiful book, H is for Haiku; A Treasury of Haiku From A to Z by Sydell Rosenberg, illustrated by Sawsan Chalabi.
The book is a delightful exploration of the alphabet through Haiku. Each page explores a moment in time with lovely, lyrical and luscious language.
Colorful, playful illustrations complement the poetic text. The illustrations feature whimsical word art that enhances the reading experience. One of my favorite haiku’s in the book skillfully describes children walking in the rain:
“Holding umbrellas
Children, like rows of mushrooms,
Glisten in the rain.”
Reading this book inspired me and my children to write our own Haiku’s. From my 7 year old, Sammy:
Gumball machine pops!
Fifteen balls make chipmunk cheeks.
I blow a bubble.
©Sammy Call 2018
What is your favorite poetry book?
[Giveaway ended on April 24, 2018]
From the Penny Candy Press Release:
In H Is For Haiku the late poet Rosenberg, a charter member of the Haiku Society of America and a New York City public school teacher, and illustrator Chalabi offer an A-Z compendium of haiku that brings out the fun and poetry in everyday moments.
H Is For Haiku introduces young readers to the short Japanese poetic form of haiku and includes helpful notes by the author’s daughter as well as by the author herself.
SYDELL ROSENBERG (1929-1996) lived, wrote and taught in New York City. Syd was a charter member of the Haiku Society of America in 1968 and served as HSA’s Secretary in 1975. Her short poems – notably haiku and senryu – as well as other poetry, were published in various magazines and anthologies. Syd received her M.A. in English as a Second Language from Hunter College in 1972. It was Syd’s dream to publish a book of haiku for children.
WRITERS' RUMPUS 
I’ve always loved Haiku.
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I’ve got to check this book out. I love alphabet books and haiku!
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Thanks for highlightling this book. I will check it out! Happy Haiku day to us all!
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Very inspirational, Kirsti!
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I was never good at writing Haikus, so this looks awesome!
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And will share on twitter via @goldenteach!
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Awww, I missed Haiku day! I love Haiku! Congratulations on this fun book! Looks great! (I tweeted this post.)
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You won the book, Angie!!!
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All sorts of fun things I’m finding! The book is in the mail! Yay! Thank you! 😊
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Haikus are fascinating and an entire book of them A to Z sounds fantastic. A Child’s Garden of Verses was probably my first big book of poetry.
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Daveys comment was a haiku! (I’m greedy too. This counts as a comment!)
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How could I have missed that?
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Kirsti, what an appropriate and charming blog post for International Haiku Poetry Day! I remember, way back when, learning it in school and loving it. The book you highlighted looks amazing, and Sammy is well on his way to writing a book of his own.
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Awesome haiku, Sammy! Love that line about chipmunk cheeks!
I’ve been eyeing this book for a while. Shared it on Twitter
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