Literature and the Young Adult Reader (Merrill/Pearson, 2009)
Essentials of Children Literature (Allyn and Bacon, 2008)
Patterns: The Storyteller (Dorling Kindersley, 2008)
An Interruption That Lasted A Lifetime (AuthorHouse, 2008)
Holy Smoke (University of North Carolina, 2008)
Writing Bestselling Children’s Books (Infinite Ideas LTD, 2007)
Poetry Power (Red Wagon Books, 2007)
Ladybug, Ladybug (Cricket Books, 2007)
Pound A Poem (Cancer Research, UK, 2007)
Miracles of Motherhood (Time Warner, 2007)
Ruling Over Monarchs (Sports Publishing, 2007)
Whatever Remembers Us (Negative Capability Press, 2007)
The Columbia Index to Poetry in Anthologies (Columbia Univ., 2007)
Forever In Love (Andrews McMeel, 2007)
To Have and to Hold (Time Warner, 2007)
First Grade Textbook (McGraw-Hill, 2007)
Miracles of Motherhood (Time Warner, 2007)
Reading Program Textbook (McGraw-Hill, 2007)
Precious Cargo (Children's Literacy Guild of Alabama, 2006)
Soliloquies of the Heart (Teoh Books, 2006)
Immersed in Verse (Lark Books, 2006)
Pocket Prayers (Chronicle Books, Fall 2006)
Home Sweet Home Alabama (Sweetwater Press, 2006)
Read A Rhyme, Write A Rhyme (Knopf, 2005)
Contemporary Authors, Vol. 137 (Gale Research, 2005)
Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe II (Penguin, 2004)
Something About the Author, Vol. 153 (Gale Research, 2004)
Rolling in the Aisles: Kids Pick the Funniest Poems (Meadowbrook, 2004)
The Sporting Muse: A Critical Study of Poetry about Athletes and Athletics (McFarland, 2004)
Early Childhood Experiences in Language Arts (Thomson, 2003)
Give Them Poetry!: A Guide for Sharing Poetry with Children K-8 (Teacher's College Press, 2003)
I Like It Here At School (Scholastic, 2003)
Wedding Blessings (Random House, 2003)
Harcourt Reading Program, Grade 1 (Harcourt, 2003)
Perfect in Their Art: Poems On Boxing (Southern Illinois University,
2003)
Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe II (MacAdam/Cage, 2003)
Introducing Nonfiction Writing (Scholastic, 2002)
Writing: It’s in the Bag (Crystal Springs Books, 2002)
Introducing Nonfiction Writing in the Early Grades (Scholastic, 2002)
The Companion to Southern Literature (LSU Press, 2002)
Baby Blessings (Random House, 2002)
Language Arts Program, Grade 1 (Harcourt, 2002)
In Their Own Words (Children's Book Insider, 2001)
What's Cooking in Children's Literature (Linworth Publications, 2001)
Think Spring!/Seasons to Celebrate (Act-Two/IMP Books, 2001)
Happy Easter/Seasons to Celebrate (Act-Two/IMP Books, 2001)
Complete Idiot's Guide to Children's Books (Alpha Books, 2001)
Eat Their Words: Southern Writers & Recipes (Fairhope Literary Council,
2001)
Our Bundle of Joy (Meadowbrook, 2001)
Books Day by Day: Anniversaries and Anecdotes (Heinemann, 2001)
Poems by Adolescents and Adults (NCTE, 2001)
Hidden Surprises, Grade 3 (Harcourt, 2000)
Leading Kids to Books Through Crafts (American Library Assoc, 2000)
Urban Nature (Milkweed Editions,
2000)
Harcourt Brace Reading Program (Harcourt
Brace, 2000)
Family Travel: The Farther You Go, the Closer You Get (Travelers' Tales Inc., 1999)
Something About the Author, Vol. 108 (Gale Research, 1999)
Knock at a Star: A Child's Introduction to Poetry (Knopf, 1999)
Laugh Twice and Call Me in the Morning (Meadowbrook Press, 1999)
Leading Kids to Books Through Crafts (American Library Assoc., 1999)
A 20th Century Treasury of Poetry for Children (Knopf, 1999)
Creative Writer's Handbook, 3rd Edition (Prentice Hall, 1999)
20th-Century Italian Literature in Translation (Univ Toronto, 1998)
Lighten Up! (Meadowbrook Press, 1998)
McDonald's Cookbook (Ronald McDonald House, 1998)
Work and Other Occupational Hazards (Meadowbrook Press, 1998)
Advent Cookbook (Advent Episcopal School, 1997)
Leading Kids to Books Through Puppets (American Library Assoc.,1997)
My Buddy (Houghton Mifflin, 1996)
Enjoy! Invitations to Literacy (Houghton Mifflin, 1996)
Holidays & Seasonal Celebrations (Teaching & Learning Co., 1996)
Age Happens (Meadowbrook Press, 1996)
Fighting Words (Black Belt Press, 1995)
Food For Thought (Junior League of Birmingham, 1995)
For Better or Worse (Meadowbrook Press, 1995)
The Runner's Literary Companion (Breakaway Books, 1994)
Familiarity Breeds Children (Meadowbrook Press, 1994)
The Funny Side of Parenthood (Meadowbrook Press, 1994)
If We'd Wanted Quiet (Meadowbrook Press, 1994)
Poetry Works! The First Verse Idea Book (Simon & Schuster, 1992)
Sticks (with X. J. Kennedy and Richard Kostelanetz) (Sticks Press,
1992)
A New Geography of Poets (University of Arkansas, 1992)
Mixed Voices: Poems About Music (Milkweed Editions, 1991)
Creative Writer's Handbook (Prentice Hall, 1990)
Alabama Poets: A Contemporary Anthology (Livingston Univ. Press,
1990)
North of Wakulla: Poets of Florida State University (Anhinga Press,
1989)
Light Year (1985, '86, '87, '88, '89) (Bits Press, 1989)
American Sports Poems (Orchard Books, 1988)
This Sporting Life (Milkweed Editions, 1987)
Italian-American Poets (Fordham University, 1985)
Anthology of Magazine Verse (Monitor Book Co., 1985)
Contemporary Literature in Birmingham (Thunder City Press, 1983)
Confront, Construct, Complete (Hayden Book Co., 1979)
Anne Sexton: A Self-Portrait in Letters (ack.) (Houghton Mifflin,
1977)
