Slugs in Love

I love poetry as a fun thing to add to  a children's story. I don't need something that every word rhymes, but I love when there are a few clever poems to make the story really worth while.

Last year my good friend introduced me to a really fun story. This book is called Slugs in Love by Susan Pearson. This is the story of Marylou slug who has fallen in love with Herbie. Her love inspires her to write a poem. Once Herbie sees the message he knows that he must meet her. He writes her a series of poems, but something is always happening and she doesn't see the message. Finally, he has a smart idea and the two are brought together.

I think that this would be a great book to read during a poetry unit. I think that if this were read during small reading group time. You could discuss what type of poems the slugs are writing and also the students could write their own poems as either Marylou or Herbie.

Have you ever read this little gem of a book? What kind of things do you do during your poetry unit?

Thanks for reading,

Ms. Cara