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About the Author

Includes the names: Jan Carr, M.J. Carr

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aka M. J. Carr and M. Jan Carr

Series

Works by Jan Carr

Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems (1988) — Editor — 1,048 copies, 25 reviews
Frozen Noses (1999) 836 copies, 4 reviews
Big Truck and Little Truck (2000) 396 copies, 5 reviews
Splish, Splash, Spring (2001) 354 copies, 6 reviews
Sweet Hearts (2002) 315 copies, 6 reviews
Dappled Apples (2001) 254 copies, 1 review
Be My Valentine (1992) 233 copies
Greedy Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale (2007) 158 copies, 6 reviews
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996) 54 copies
Oliver and Company (Disney Classics) (1988) 46 copies, 2 reviews
Beauty and the Beast (Read With Me) (1993) 46 copies, 1 review
Doug's Secret Christmas (1997) 45 copies
Harem Wish (1994) 38 copies
Dark Day, Light Night (1996) 31 copies
Princess Anastasia (1997) 29 copies
Toe Shoe Mouse (2014) 24 copies, 2 reviews
The Elf of Union Square (2004) 20 copies
Best Friends: Zoobilee Zoo (1987) 20 copies
Felix the Cat (1986) 17 copies
Bambi (Scholastic Reader) (1998) 16 copies
The Nature of the Beast (1996) 15 copies, 1 review
Lady and the Tramp (1987) 13 copies, 1 review
Swine Divine (1999) 10 copies, 2 reviews
Not Really Buddies (2023) — Author — 9 copies, 1 review
Tiny Tornadoes (2023) — Author — 7 copies
Hercules: The Hero (1997) 7 copies
'Cause I Love You (2011) 7 copies
I Am Reading Words (1990) 5 copies
I Am Reading Stories (1990) 2 copies

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animals (23) anthology (34) apples (49) big (23) children (45) children's (69) children's literature (17) cold (16) collection:Fiction (19) Disney (24) fall (41) family (24) farm (20) fiction (117) friends (45) friendship (46) Halloween (18) holiday (23) holidays (38) little (21) love (24) picture book (103) poems (18) poetry (235) rain (49) rhyme (36) rhymes (27) rhyming (48) seasons (90) shelf:Fiction (19) sledding (21) snow (104) spring (102) transportation (89) trucks (68) Valentine's Day (130) Valentines (32) vehicles (22) weather (85) winter (242)

Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Carr, Jan
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Places of residence
New York, New York, USA
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Education
Cornell University
Occupations
teacher
film editor
production assistant
Disambiguation notice
aka M. J. Carr and M. Jan Carr

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Reviews

Sing a Song of Popcorn is a child's collection book of poems. This book of poems contains various topics such a spooky poems, story poems, weather poems, fun with rhymes and many more. This book offers such a wide variety of poetry and topics that I believe it would be great for any elementary age K-2nd grade. This poem book offers s wide range of poems that will definitely catch the students interest in at least one poem.
 
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nrortega3 | 24 other reviews | Feb 29, 2024 |
This is a collection of poems for children illustrated by Caldecott Medal artists. They are divided into theme sections, each illustrated by a different artist - weather, spooky poems, story poems, animals, spirits, nonsense poems, haiku poems, and thoughts and feelings. The poems range from ancient to contemporary and poets include Robert Louis Stevenson, Emily Dickinson, Edward Lear and Ogden Nash.
 
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ergoldie | 24 other reviews | Feb 29, 2024 |
Notes:
-satisfying early chapter book
-contrasting personalities
-good dialogue
-buddy has two dads
-cartoony illustrations

Sequel is "Tiny Tornatoes"
 
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carebrarian | Sep 18, 2023 |
A kitten and young girl come together in the most unlikely circumstances and end up saving eachother
 
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Chy2104 | 1 other review | Jan 24, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
60
Also by
1
Members
4,665
Popularity
#5,405
Rating
½ 3.7
Reviews
63
ISBNs
119
Languages
3

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