{"title":"Charles Ghigna","description":"Charles Ghigna (Father Goose(R)) is an award-winning children's author and poet of more than one hundred books from Disney, Random House, Red Comet, Schiffer, Scholastic, Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, and Time Inc., as well as more than five thousand poems that appear in anthologies, textbooks, syndicated newspapers, and magazines ranging from Harper's Magazine and the New Yorker to Highlights and Cricket magazines. He has served as a poet in residence at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, an instructor of creative writing at Samford University, a poetry editor of English Journal for the National Council of Teachers of English, and a nationally syndicated feature writer for Tribune Media Services. Ghigna has read his poems at the Library of Congress, the John F. Kennedy Center, the American Library in Paris, the American School in Paris, the American International Schools in the Americas, schools in Alaska, and conferences, libraries, book events, and schools throughout the US and overseas. For more information, please visit FatherGoose.com.","products":[{"product_id":"the-very-hungry-caterpillars-first-poems-board-book","title":"The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Poems - Board Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduce young readers to poetry with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this first-ever collection of original poems from the World of Eric Carle!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaterpillar's Wish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI made a little wish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eon the first star in the sky.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI wished that I could turn into--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ea big blue butterfly!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis tender collection of first poems invites young readers into the world of poetry. Featuring Eric Carle's beloved classic character, his signature illustrative style, and twelve original poems by award-winning poet Charles Ghigna (Father Goose), this keepsake casebound board book is perfect for little ones and their families to read and enjoy together.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50580620443871,"sku":"9798217141777","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/4yo7DgM7F69798217141777.webp?v=1784469168"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/charles-ghigna.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}