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November 21, 2024 4 mins

 In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next. 

This episode highlights a poem from David Elliott. David Elliottis the award-winning author of more than thirty books for young people, including the New York Times bestselling picture book And Here’s to You! and three critically acclaimed YA verse novels, Bull, The Seventh Raven, and Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc. David lives in New Hampshire with his wife and their rescue  Dandie Dinmont terrier, Quiggy. www.davidelliottbooks.com 

The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!) 

Check out the book at lernerbooks.com. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24315 

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