by Mary E. Cronin | Aug 17, 2026 | FDNY, Poetry, Trucks Boots and Bells
I am thrilled to see the early book reviews for TRUCKS, BOOTS, AND BELLS: FIREHOUSE POEMS (coming in October!) As a debut author, and a former classroom teacher and Literacy Coach, receiving a starred review from School Library Journal is an incredible honor!...
by Mary E. Cronin | Jul 16, 2026 | Cape Cod, Community connections, LGBTQ+
This week I got to share the beautiful cover of LIKE A MOTHER BEAR, illustrated by J Yang. Isn’t it beautiful? All of the details that J included make my heart sing! Researching this book at The New York Public Library Manuscript and Archives Division was an...
by Mary E. Cronin | May 6, 2026 | Cape Cod, Community connections, FDNY, Poetry, Uncategorized
The chance to visit a variety of schools this year has been a total joy. Sharing poetry with students from large schools, small schools, from Cape Cod to New York energizes me as a writer and fills me with hope as an educator! (Plus there was one virtual visit to a...
by Mary E. Cronin | Feb 28, 2026 | FDNY, Poetry
When I speak to elementary audiences as a Visiting Poet, I often explain that in the making of children’s books, the author and the illustrator rarely meet or communicate during the book-making process. I was lucky, however. Last fall, I got to meet Aaron Marin,...
by Mary E. Cronin | Jan 30, 2026 | Cape Cod, Community connections, Poetry
When I lead a poetry workshop in an elementary classroom, I often read my poem “Firefighter Face,” and I share with students the steps I took to create this poem. “Firefighter Face” appears in the poetry anthology Amazing Faces (illustrated by Chris Soentpiet, from...