a few words about the poet
Lyn Littlefield Hoopes
I am inspired by wild beauty. In a moment of wonder, I ask myself how can I bring this feeling of inspiration to children in the classroom… create an atmosphere of quiet and trust that will encourage them to listen to the world around them and their thoughts within.
Lyn Littlefield Hoopes, MA Children’s Literature, MFA Children’s Literature, Poetry, is the author of a number of picture books including “Wing A Ding,” “Freefall,” and
“The Unbeatable Bread” (Parent’s Choice Gold Award for Story Books, Bookseller’s Pick of the Best Spring Children’s Books, and Junior Library Guild Selection).
She lives in Maine and the Boston area with her family, and adventures widely, writing, taking photos, creating new poetry workshops and visiting schools.
Find Lyn’s poem Sun in “Sky Magic,” a collection of poetry compiled by Lee Bennett Hopkins.
Lyn Littlefield Hoopes Author
Children's Books
Finding Wee Z
Where oh where is little, wee Z?
Follow the stars, join A, B, C
on a fanciful search for runaway Z!
Deep in the night, the stars are singing and
the letters of the alphabet spring to life
in Stera Ekwosonae’s ingenious characters.
Lyn Hoopes’ poetry rings with the spirited
play of Stera’s drawings and her beautiful
hand-cut paper letters.
Young readers will learn their A B Cs and begin
to read as they meet each new letter and its
whimsical character on the search for Z.
Counting Alligators
“Chompers, play! Chompers, play!
It’s Alligator-Alligator-Alligator Day!”
Dawn to sundown, page to page, alligators spring to life in this rollicking family party. Readers of all ages will delight in meeting the quirky characters, seeking and counting gators one by one as their spirited celebration unfolds.
In Counting Alligators, gifted artist Stera Ekwosonae takes the whimsy of Lyn Hoopes’ poetry and soars, creating an ingenious world of play.
Wild Spirit Song
From award-winning children’s book author and poet Lyn Littlefield Hoopes comes a collection of poems and photographs inspired by wild beauty. Hear the voices of Acadia National Park, Yosemite, Mount Rainier and New Zealand’s Fiordland where Lyn hikes, takes photographs and writes. From small creatures near her home in Maine, to expansive, faraway landscapes, we travel through the seasons with wonder and imagination. Lyn’s writing is compelling and joyful to readers of all ages, a timeless wisdom that reflects the spirit of these wilds.
Little Fox Feet
In Little Fox Feet, artist and poet explore the creative inspiration between art and words, crafting stories that roam the landscape of wild creatures and the earth. A number of the poems such as Fox were inspired by Stera’s paintings, the poet finding her ideas in the artist’s unique vision. For others, like Autumn Leaf Mittens, paintings sprang from the artist’s imagination as she dwelt within the world of Lyn’s poetry.
Wing- A - Ding
The Unbeatable Bread
Free Fall
Condor Magic
Sky Magic
THE UNBEATABLE BREAD
1996 PARENTS CHOICE Gold Award for Storybook
Booksellers Pick of the Best Spring ‘96 Children’s Books
Junior Library Guild Selection
“Hoopes concocts a catchy, image-rich rhyming text, with a tempo that rises and drifts and winds like the aroma of Uncle Jon’s unbeatable bread” – Publishers Weekly
“Hoopes’ remarkable poetry is the leavening of this book, making it rise to outrageous heights…A good story-hour choice and fun to read aloud for both adults and children.” -Booklist
“Hoopes’ rollicking text moves along at a good pace with bouncy read-aloud appeal…Anyone who has awakened to smells of cinnamon and yeast will appreciate the culinary talents of Uncle Jon and the picture-book talents of Hoopes and Sneed.” – School Library Journal
“Hoopes wrings every drop of poetry from each line…a celebration of life…Such vivid wordsmithing hardly needs illustration…a soul-warming treat to leave readers salivating.” -Kirkus