The Best Worst Poet Ever by Lauren Stohler

Cat and Pug are both poets, but they approach creation differently. Will they ever be friends? Who is the best poet?

Thoughts: Hilarious! I don't normally do voices when I read, but I think these two characters deserve distinct voices when you read The Best Worst Poet Ever aloud. I can't wait to share this with first and second graders in April for National Poetry Month. I hear the kids now laughing at the insults Cat and Pug hurl at each other. It also goes well with an event I did years ago, It's Raining Cats and Dogs Poetry Break Storytime. I love the illustrations. Cat and Pug have very different personalities and those are expressed well in the illustrations. My favorite illustrations are when they decide to write together (Cat with a ream of paper and Pug with a typewriter on his head) and the cover illustration. 

Themes: Poetry, Dogs, Cats, Elementary 

(Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2020.)