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Kristine O'Connell George

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Kristine O'Connell George is one of the principal voices in contemporary children's poetry. Since her first highly-acclaimed book, The Great Frog Race was published in 1997, Kristine O'Connell George's poetry has generated excitement and earned honors and praise. Awards for her books include the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, International Reading Association / Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award, the Golden Kite, Myra Cohn Livingston Poetry Awards, Claudia Lewis Poetry Awards, ALA notables, NCTE notables, School Library Journal Best Books, Hornbook Fanfare, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award, and IRA-CBC Children's Choice. ...more

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	Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems (This book won the Claudia Lewis Award) by Kristine O'Connell George (Goodreads Author), Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Mitten by Kristine O'Connell George (Goodreads Author), Maggie Smith (Illustrator) 3.60 avg rating — 436 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Book! by Kristine O'Connell George (Goodreads Author), Maggie Smith (Illustrator) 3.62 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems by Kristine O'Connell George (Goodreads Author), Kate Kiesler (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems by Kristine O'Connell George (Goodreads Author), Debbie Tilley (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fold Me a Poem: A Luminous Picture Book About Origami Creatures and Spirited Poetry for Kids (Ages 6-9) by Kristine O'Connell George (Goodreads Author), Lauren Stringer (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Elm Speaks: Tree Poems by Kristine O'Connell George (Goodreads Author), Kate Kiesler (Illustrations) 4.12 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Dog Poems by Kristine O'Connell George (Goodreads Author), June Otani (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1999 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hummingbird Nest: A Journal of Poems by Kristine O'Connell George (Goodreads Author), Barry Moser 4.05 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Frog Race: And Other Poems by Kristine O'Connell George (Goodreads Author), Kate Kiesler (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1997 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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