Little Thoughts Press Issue Eleven: Stirring Words with a sneak peek of the poem "My Grandmother's Words" by Barbara Bleiman. Barbara Bleiman is a London-based ex-English teacher and education consultant at the English and Media Centre (EMC), with a keen interest in poetry. She has written a book about English teaching, What Matters in English Teaching , and has published two novels and two collections of short stories. She is also a children’s poet, with several poems up on

Little Thoughts Press Issue Eleven: Stirring Words with a sneak peek of the poem "A Pebble Remembers" by Mona Voelkel. The poem is accompanied by artwork by Kim Wagner Nolan. Mona Voelkel is a reading specialist and writer. Words are the heartbeat of her teaching and writing life so she is especially honored to contribute to Stirring Words. Her poetry has been published by The Dirigible Balloon and The Milford Journal. A new picture book, Moon Choo-Choo , illustrated by Nancy

Riley T. is seven years old. She is going into 2nd grade. She likes to play tennis. She also enjoys crafting and reading. One day, she...

Gobbledygook by Flora Mitchell Flora Mitchell , aged 4, loves face painting and tigers. Although she can't talk yet, she has a lot to...

Snoozy Platypus by Leonor Mitchell Quirky Uniraffee by Leonor Mitchell Leonor Mitchell , age 6, likes bats (at the moment) because she...

Tick- Tock - Who’s There? By Sayla Martinson The old clock hangs from the wall in the old laundry room where people rarely go, sad as...

What is Red? Red is ladybugs’ wings. Baseball stripes are red on a white ball. Red is fire burning. Cardinals are red and a sign of...