Pomelo Books

03/21/2025

It's MY book birthday! (MY KOOKY COMPENDIUM OF THIMBLETHOUGHTS AND WONDERFUZZ, that is!!) You can read about this companion book to CLARA at Sylvia Vardell's Poetry for Children blog!!!

Just in time for National Poetry Month , Janet and I are so excited to announce a new book for kids: MY Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts...

11/15/2024

This is THE BEST honor ever!! Get "the scoop" in Jama Rattigan's brilliant blog post: https://jamarattigan.com/2024/11/15/review-claras-kooky-compendium-of-thimblethoughts-and-wonderfuzz-by-sylvia-vardell-and-janet-wong/

10/31/2024

CLARA says, "Happy Halloween! Let's get KOOKY!!!"

10/07/2024

"Roses are red / Violets are blue / I could sure use a laugh / How about you?" Janet Wong explains why we need silly poems in our lives:

A simple and goofy bit of rhyme is perfectly fine, especially if it leads to a smile.

10/07/2024

Do you have a poem on your refrigerator? Read this blog post by Rose Cappelli and get INSPIRED!! https://imaginethepossibilities.blog/2024/10/04/poetry-friday-refrigerator-poems/ 🍎😋🍏

10/04/2024

In CLARA'S KOOKY COMPENDIUM OF THIMBLETHOUGHTS + WONDERFUZZ, our teacher character Mrs. Booker shares this poem with her students at the end of a very long week. (She shares another poem after an energizing weekend.) Happy weekend, Teachers — you deserve a great one!!

10/04/2024

Happy Poetry Friday! Here's another shout-out to Clara's Kooky Compendium on my blog where Janet and I explain what a "thimblethought" is and what a "wonderfuzz" is...
https://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/2024/10/claras-kooky-compendium-of.html

10/03/2024

"Book buddies JANET WONG and SYLVIA VARDELL have done it again. They’ve edited and published a dazzling new collection of poems that are going to make a lot of people of all ages happy." David L. Harrison is an expert on making people happy with poetry, so we're especially thrilled to have his support! https://davidlharrison.wordpress.com/

Connecting the Dots

10/03/2024

"There are so many entry points for young readers — those looking for poems, those who love drawings, those who are drawn to facts and details, those who are aspiring writers." Sylvia Vardell summarizes the magic of CLARA'S KOOKY COMPENDIUM here: https://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/2024/10/claras-kooky-compendium-of.html

10/01/2024

It's the "book birthday" of the newest Vardell + Wong creation, CLARA'S KOOKY COMPENDIUM OF THIMBLETHOUGHTS AND WONDERFUZZ!! Let's get KOOKY!!! 🎉🎉🎉

06/21/2024

A new book from Vardell+Wong? YES, it's coming soon and features the work of 70+ poets!! Our newest anthology is a journal-style book called CLARA'S KOOKY COMPENDIUM OF THIMBLETHOUGHTS AND WONDERFUZZ. If you'll be at ALA in San Diego, come to our session in honor of Katey Howes (Sunday 6/30 at 11am; SD Convention Center Room 23ABC) where you'll get a very quick glimpse of it!