Marjane Searl

Marjane is a nine-year-old chess player, taekwondo practitioner, and poet. Her first book of nature poems, The Change of Seasons: A Young Poet’s Activity Book, debuted at #1 in the categories of Children’s Poetry, Children’s Composition and Creative Writing, and Poetry for Early Learning in spring 2024. The ebook is available for FREE to all who subscribe to her newsletter. You can follow her for more bookish content, including fresh poems and wholesome book reviews, at her parent-run account @mjreadsmagic.

What is a poem? According to this charming poetry collection by third-grader Marjane Searl, a poem is "a thing of beauty" and many other things besides. The Change of Seasons has everything, from crickets "speaking by music" to a resilient willow twig. With 12 Peaceful Nature Poems and 10 Fun Writing Exercises, this is the perfect shared reading to get the whole family reconnected to nature.