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'''Charles Vincent Ghigna''' ('''Father Goose''') (born [[August 25]], [[1946]]) is a children's author and poet. He served as poetry editor of the ''English Journal'' for the [[National Council of Teachers of English]] and has written thirty books of prose and poetry for both children and adults.
'''Charles Vincent Ghigna''' (born [[August 25]], [[1946]] in Bayside, Queens, New York) is a poet, children's author, speaker and former teacher. He is the author of more than 5,000 poems and more than 100 books, most of which have been published under his trademarked pen name '''Father Goose'''.


Ghigna was born in Bayside, Long Island to Charles Vincent and Patricia (Pelletier) Ghigna. The family moved to Fort Myers, Florida in [[1951]] where he grew up keeping a journal of writings and poems. He began his teaching career at Cypress Lake High School in [[1967]], earning his Bachelor of Arts in English the following year at Florida Atlantic University. Two years later he received his Masters of Education, also from FAU. During his time in Florida, Ghigna was active in local theater, acting in several productions and writing a stage play, ''Cockroach'' ([[1977]])
Ghigna is the son of Charles Vincent and Patricia Pelletier Ghigna. The family moved to Fort Myers, Florida when he was five years old, and he began keeping journals and writing poems while attending school there. During his senior year he was an All-Star baseball player and tried out unsuccessfully for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He began his teaching career at Cypress Lake Senior High School in Fort Myers in [[1967]] while completing his bachelor of arts in English and Master of Education at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. He married Nancy Minnicks in 1967 and had a daughter, Julie Ann, before they divorced in [[1973]].


He accepted the post of poet-in-residence at the [[Alabama School of Fine Arts]] in [[1974]] and published his first poem in ''Harper's'' the same year. His 1993 poem "Returning to Earth" was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Ghigna served as poetry editor of ''The English'' Journal for the National Council of Teachers of English from [[1973]] to [[1974]]. He then moved to Birmingham to begin a two-decade tenure as "poet-in-residence" at the [[Alabama School of Fine Arts]] and has also taught creative writing at [[Samford University]]. His first nationally-published poem "Alabama Wire Grassers", appeared in ''Harper's'' magazine that September. He married writer [[Debra Ghigna|Debra Holmes]] in [[1975]] and had a son, [[Chip Ghigna|Chip]].


In the late 1980's, Ghigna turned to children's poetry, accepting the nickname "Father Goose" from his audiences at readings. He authored the ''Snickers'' syndicated newspaper feature from [[1993]] to [[1998]].
His poems for adults have appeared in many popular magazines including ''The New Yorker'', ''Harper's'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The New York Times'', ''Good Housekeeping'', ''Ladies' Home Journal'', ''McCall's'', ''Writer's Digest'', ''The Saturday Evening Post'', ''Guideposts'', as well as in many other magazines, literary journals, anthologies and textbooks. The book "Returning to Earth" was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in [[1990]].


Ghigna's books have been selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club, featured in the Scholastic Book Club, received the Parents' Choice Book Award, SEBA Book Award, the Chickadee Books Award, the Helen Keller Literary Award, and the Alabama Library Association Book Award.
From [[1993]] to [[1998]] Ghigna authored ''Snickers'', a syndicated daily newspaper feature, for Tribune Media Services. A book of ''The Best of Snickers'' was published in [[1994]].  


His poems for children have appeared in numerous periodicals and have been anthologized in ''The 20th Century Children’s Poetry Treasury'' (Knopf), ''Knock at a Star: A Child’s Introduction to Poetry'' (Little, Brown), and ''Read A Rhyme Write a Rhyme'' (Knopf).
His poems for children appear in ''Cricket'', ''Ladybug'', ''Highlights for Children'', ''Ranger Rick'', ''Children's Digest'', ''Children's Playmate'', ''Humpty Dumpty'', ''Jack and Jill'', ''Child Life'', ''Guideposts for Kids'', ''Lollipops'', ''Hopscotch'', ''Pockets'', ''Pre-K Today'', ''Storyworks'', ''Turtle'', and in many anthologies including The 20th Century Children’s Poetry *Treasury (Knopf), ''Knock at a Star: A Child’s Introduction to Poetry'' (Little, Brown), and ''Read A Rhyme Write a Rhyme'' (Knopf), as well as in the national SAT and ACT tests, and hundreds of anthologies, textbooks, newspapers, journals and magazines.


His poems for adults have appeared in many popular magazines including ''The New Yorker'', ''Harper's'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The New York Times'', ''Good Housekeeping'', ''Ladies' Home Journal'', ''McCall's'', ''Writer's Digest'', and ''The Saturday Evening Post'', as well as in ''The Creative Writer’s Handbook'' (Prentice Hall).
Ghigna has presented poetry readings and programs at the Library of Congress, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the American Library in Paris, the International Schools of South America and at hundreds of other schools, colleges, conferences, libraries, book fairs, and literary events throughout the U.S. and overseas. In March [[2021]] his 4-line "Goal Mind" verses began appearing in the Sunday editions of ''[[The Birmingham News]]'', ''The Huntsville Times'', and the ''Mobile Press-Register''.


Ghigna currently lives in [[Homewood]] with his second wife, Debra, and son, Chip.
His poem ''[[Paul "Bear" Bryant (poem)|Paul "Bear" Bryant]]'' appeared in the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'', [[December 29]], [[1983]], as a memorial to the [[Bear Bryant|legendary coach]]. A limited edition of signed and numbered prints of the poem with a photograph by [[Clifford Byrd]] of  Bryant in his classic pose leaning against the goal post appear in the [[Paul W. Bryant Museum]] at the [[University of Alabama]] and in [[Birmingham]] at the [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]].
 
Ghigna's books have been featured on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America" and on NPR, selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and awarded the Parents' Choice Book Award.


==Publications==
==Publications==
* Ghigna, Charles (2002) ''The Alphabet Parade''. Montgomery: River City Publishing.
* Ghigna, Charles (1973) ''Plastic Tears''. Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company
* Ghigna, Charles (2001) ''Haiku: The Travelers of Eternity.'' Montgomery: River City Publishing.
* Ghigna, Charles (1975) ''Stables: The Story of Christmas''. Birmingham: Creekwood Press
* Ghigna, Charles (2002) ''One Hundred Shoes: A Math Reader.'' New York: Random House.
* Ghigna, Charles (1977) ''Cockroach''. Contemporary Drama Service
* Ghigna, Charles (1978) ''Divers and Other Poems''. Birmingham: Creekwood Press
* Ghigna, Charles (1979) ''Circus Poems''. Birmingham: Creekwood Press
* Ghigna, Charles (1989) ''Returning to Earth''. Livingston: University of West Alabama Press
* Ghigna, Charles (1989) ''Father Songs''. Birmingham: Creekwood Press
* Ghigna, Charles (1992) ''Wings of Fire''. Birmingham: Druid Press
* Ghigna, Charles (1994) ''The Best of Snickers''. Birmingham: The Best of Times
* Ghigna, Charles (1995) ''The Day I Spent the Night in the Shelby County Jail.'' Birmingham: The Best of Times
* Ghigna, Charles (1999) ''Plastic Soup: Dream Poems.'' Montgomery: Black Belt Press
* Ghigna, Charles (1999) ''Love Poems''. Birmingham: Crane Hill Publishers
* Ghigna, Charles (2001) ''Haiku: The Travelers of Eternity.'' Montgomery: River City Publishing
* Ghigna, Charles (2006) ''Poems 1974-2005''. Pudding House
* Ghigna, Charles (2019) ''Stones: The Collected Short Poems of Charles Ghigna.'' Canopic Press
* Ghigna, Charles (2019) ''Dear Poet: Notes to a Young Writer.'' Resource Books
* Ghigna, Charles (2020) ''Illusions: Poetry & Art for the Young at Heart.'' Resource Books
* Ghigna, Charles (2021) ''Artwords: Artists & Poets: Portraits in Verse.'' Resource Books
* Ghigna, Charles (2021) ''The Truth About Trees.'' Negative Capability Press
 
===Children's books===
* Ghigna, Charles (1992) ''Good Dogs/Bad Dogs''. New York: Hyperion Books for Children
* Ghigna, Charles (1992) ''Good Cats/Bad Cats''. New York: Hyperion Books for Children
* Ghigna, Charles (1994) ''Tickle Day: Poems from Father Goose''. New York: Hyperion Books for Children
* Ghigna, Charles (1994) ''Speaking in Tongues: New and Selected Poems, 1974-1994''. Livingston: University of West Alabama Press.
* Ghigna, Charles (1995) ''Riddle Rhymes''. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.
* Ghigna, Charles (1999) ''See the Yak Yak''. New York: Random House
* Ghigna, Charles (1999) ''Mice are Nice''. New York: Random House.
* Ghigna, Charles (1999) ''Animal Trunk: Silly Poems to Read Aloud.'' New York: Harry N. Abrams.
* Ghigna, Charles and Debra Ghigna (2000) ''Christmas is Coming!''. Watertown, Massachusetts: Charlesbridge Publishing
* Ghigna, Charles and Debra Ghigna (2000) ''Christmas is Coming!''. Watertown, Massachusetts: Charlesbridge Publishing
* Ghigna, Charles (1999) "Animal Trunk: Silly Poems to Read Aloud." New York: Harry N. Abrams.
* Ghigna, Charles (2002) ''The Alphabet Parade''. Montgomery: River City Publishing
* Ghigna, Charles (1999) ''Love Poems'' Birmingham: [[Crane Hill Publishers]].
* Ghigna, Charles (2002) ''One Hundred Shoes''. Random House
* Ghigna, Charles (1999) ''Mice are Nice''. New York: Random House.
* Ghigna, Charles (2003) ''A Fury of Motion: Poems for Boys''. Boyds Mills Press
* Ghigna, Charles (1999) ''Plastic Soup: Dream Poems.'' Montgomery: Black Belt Press.
* Ghigna, Charles (2003) ''Halloween Night: Twenty-One Spooktacular Poems''. Running Press
* Ghigna, Charles (1999) ''See the Yak Yak''. New York: Random House.
* Ghigna, Charles (2004) ''Animal Tracks: Wild Poems to Read Aloud''. Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
* Ghigna, Charles (1995) ''The Day I Spent the Night in the Shelby County Jail.'' Birmingham: [[Best of Times]], 1995
* Ghigna, Charles (2005) ''If You Were My Valentine''. Simon & Schuster
* Ghigna, Charles (1995) ''Riddle Rhymes''. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.
* Ghigna, Charles (2005) ''Dylan the Smokey Dragon''. Maris, West & Baker
* Ghigna, Charles (1994) ''Speaking in Tongues: New and Selected Poems, 1974-1994''. Livingston: Livingston University Press.
* Ghigna, Charles (2005) ''Oh My, Pumpkin Pie!''. Random House
* Ghigna, Charles (1994) ''Tickle Day: Poems from Father Goose''. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.
* Ghigna, Charles (2008) ''SCORE! 50 Poems to Motivate and Inspire''. Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
* Ghigna, Charles (1992) ''Good Cats/Bad Cats''. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.
* Ghigna, Charles (2008) ''Snow Wonder''. Random House
* Ghigna, Charles (1992) ''Good Dogs/Bad Dogs''. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.
* Ghigna, Charles (2010) ''Barn Storm''. Random House
* Ghigna, Charles (1992) ''Wings of Fire''. Birmingham: [[Druid Press]].
* Ghigna, Charles (2011) ''I See Winter''. Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (1989) ''Returning to Earth''. Livingston: Livingston University Press.
* Ghigna, Charles (2011) ''I See Spring''. Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (1978) ''Divers and Other Poems''. Birmingham: [[Creekwood Press]].
* Ghigna, Charles (2011) ''I See Summer.'' Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (1973) ''Plastic Tears''. Philadelphia: Dorrance & Co.
* Ghigna, Charles (2011) ''I See Fall''. Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2012) ''The Magic Behind the Screen''. PBS/APT
* Ghigna, Charles (2012) ''Little Seeds.'' Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2012) ''We Need Water''. Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2012) ''Recycling Is Fun''. Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2012) ''Pick Up the Park''. Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2014) ''Wonders of the Color Wheel''. Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2014) ''Shapes Are Everywhere''. Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2014) ''The Alphabet Parade''. Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2014) ''Numbers in the Park''. Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2015) ''Sunshine Brightens Springtime''. Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2015) ''Hail to Spring.'' Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2015) ''A Windy Day in Spring.'' Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2015) ''Raindrops Fall All Around.'' Capstone
* Ghigna, Chalres (2015) ''Lucy Goose: Tiny Tales.'' Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2015) ''Adeline Porcupine: Tiny Tales.'' Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2015) ''Bobby Bear: Tiny Tales.'' Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2015) ''Cuddle Bunny: Tiny Tales.'' Capstone
* Ghigna, Charles (2015) ''A Carnival of Cats.'' Orca
* Ghigna, Charles (2016) ''A Parade of Puppies.'' Orca
* Ghigna, Charles (2016) ''Strange, Unusual, Gross & Animals.'' Time Inc.
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose Animal Rhymes: Farm Animals.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose Animal Rhymes: Zoo Animals.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose Animal Rhymes: Pets.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose Animal Rhymes: Sea Life.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose Animal Rhymes: Bugs & Insects.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose Animal Rhymes: Wild Life.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose: Winter Math: Addition.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose: Winter Math: Subtraction.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose: Winter Math: Making 10.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose: Winter Math: Count by 10 to 100.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose: Winter Math: Even Numbers.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose: Winter Math: Odd Numbers.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose: Fire Safety: Prepare.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose: Fire Safety: Who Do You Call.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose: Fire Safety: What Do You Do: Part I.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''Father Goose: Fire Safety: What Do You Do: Part II.'' Cantata Learning
* Ghigna, Charles (2017) ''First Times.'' Orca
* Ghigna, Charles (2018) ''Who Can.'' Orca
* Ghigna, Charles (2018) ''The Night the Forest Came to Town.'' Orca
* Ghigna, Charles (2019) ''Alabama: My Home Sweet Home.'' Whitman
* Ghigna, Charles (2020) ''Once Upon Another Time.'' Beaming Books
* Ghigna, Charles (2021) ''A Poem is a Firefly.'' Schiffer Books
* Ghigna, Charles (2021) ''Love is Everything.'' Schiffer Books
* Ghigna, Charles (2022) ''Fetch, Cat, Fetch!'' Schiffer Books
* Ghigna, Charles (2022) ''Little Hearts.'' Red Comet Press
* Ghigna, Charles (2023) ''The Father Goose Treasury.'' Schiffer Books
* Ghigna, Charles (2023) ''The Magic Box.'' Schiffer Books
* Ghigna, Charles (2023) ''Bound to Dream.'' Schiffer Books
 
==References==
* Zuniga, T. L. (July 1985) "[https://uab.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/UABPUB/id/14022/rec/2 Students challenge ex-jock poet]." ''Magic City News.'' Vol. 2, No. 10, p. 6
* ''Charles Ghigna (Father Goose): An explication and bio-bibliographical guide.'' (2005) The Contemporary Authors Series. Vol. 137. Thomson-Gale
* LeGrand, Lissa (July 19, 2007) "[http://www.wbhm.org/Tapestry/ghignapoetry2.m3u The Poetry of Charles Ghigna]". Interview for WBHM-FM's "Tapestry"
* Laubenthal, Penne J. (2007) "[http://swampland.com/articles/view/title:interview_with_charles_ghigna Interview with Charles Ghigna]" Swampland.com
* White, Cynthia Quinn (May 14, 2014) "[http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2583 Charles Ghigna]". Encyclopedia of Alabama - accessed September 27, 2019


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.fathergoose.com/ Charles Ghigna (Father Goose)] website
* [http://www.fathergoose.com/ Father Goose] website
* [http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/html/research/findaids/DG1054f.html Charles Ghigna papers] at the University of Southern Mississippi.
* [https://specialcollections.usm.edu/repositories/4/resources/159 Charles Ghigna Papers] in the De Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi
* [https://www.loc.gov/item/91740858 Charles Ghigna reading] (1978) at the Library of Congress


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Charles Vincent Ghigna (born August 25, 1946 in Bayside, Queens, New York) is a poet, children's author, speaker and former teacher. He is the author of more than 5,000 poems and more than 100 books, most of which have been published under his trademarked pen name Father Goose.

Ghigna is the son of Charles Vincent and Patricia Pelletier Ghigna. The family moved to Fort Myers, Florida when he was five years old, and he began keeping journals and writing poems while attending school there. During his senior year he was an All-Star baseball player and tried out unsuccessfully for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He began his teaching career at Cypress Lake Senior High School in Fort Myers in 1967 while completing his bachelor of arts in English and Master of Education at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. He married Nancy Minnicks in 1967 and had a daughter, Julie Ann, before they divorced in 1973.

Ghigna served as poetry editor of The English Journal for the National Council of Teachers of English from 1973 to 1974. He then moved to Birmingham to begin a two-decade tenure as "poet-in-residence" at the Alabama School of Fine Arts and has also taught creative writing at Samford University. His first nationally-published poem "Alabama Wire Grassers", appeared in Harper's magazine that September. He married writer Debra Holmes in 1975 and had a son, Chip.

His poems for adults have appeared in many popular magazines including The New Yorker, Harper's, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, McCall's, Writer's Digest, The Saturday Evening Post, Guideposts, as well as in many other magazines, literary journals, anthologies and textbooks. The book "Returning to Earth" was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1990.

From 1993 to 1998 Ghigna authored Snickers, a syndicated daily newspaper feature, for Tribune Media Services. A book of The Best of Snickers was published in 1994.

His poems for children appear in Cricket, Ladybug, Highlights for Children, Ranger Rick, Children's Digest, Children's Playmate, Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Child Life, Guideposts for Kids, Lollipops, Hopscotch, Pockets, Pre-K Today, Storyworks, Turtle, and in many anthologies including The 20th Century Children’s Poetry *Treasury (Knopf), Knock at a Star: A Child’s Introduction to Poetry (Little, Brown), and Read A Rhyme Write a Rhyme (Knopf), as well as in the national SAT and ACT tests, and hundreds of anthologies, textbooks, newspapers, journals and magazines.

Ghigna has presented poetry readings and programs at the Library of Congress, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the American Library in Paris, the International Schools of South America and at hundreds of other schools, colleges, conferences, libraries, book fairs, and literary events throughout the U.S. and overseas. In March 2021 his 4-line "Goal Mind" verses began appearing in the Sunday editions of The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times, and the Mobile Press-Register.

His poem Paul "Bear" Bryant appeared in the Birmingham Post-Herald, December 29, 1983, as a memorial to the legendary coach. A limited edition of signed and numbered prints of the poem with a photograph by Clifford Byrd of Bryant in his classic pose leaning against the goal post appear in the Paul W. Bryant Museum at the University of Alabama and in Birmingham at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

Ghigna's books have been featured on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America" and on NPR, selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and awarded the Parents' Choice Book Award.

Publications

  • Ghigna, Charles (1973) Plastic Tears. Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company
  • Ghigna, Charles (1975) Stables: The Story of Christmas. Birmingham: Creekwood Press
  • Ghigna, Charles (1977) Cockroach. Contemporary Drama Service
  • Ghigna, Charles (1978) Divers and Other Poems. Birmingham: Creekwood Press
  • Ghigna, Charles (1979) Circus Poems. Birmingham: Creekwood Press
  • Ghigna, Charles (1989) Returning to Earth. Livingston: University of West Alabama Press
  • Ghigna, Charles (1989) Father Songs. Birmingham: Creekwood Press
  • Ghigna, Charles (1992) Wings of Fire. Birmingham: Druid Press
  • Ghigna, Charles (1994) The Best of Snickers. Birmingham: The Best of Times
  • Ghigna, Charles (1995) The Day I Spent the Night in the Shelby County Jail. Birmingham: The Best of Times
  • Ghigna, Charles (1999) Plastic Soup: Dream Poems. Montgomery: Black Belt Press
  • Ghigna, Charles (1999) Love Poems. Birmingham: Crane Hill Publishers
  • Ghigna, Charles (2001) Haiku: The Travelers of Eternity. Montgomery: River City Publishing
  • Ghigna, Charles (2006) Poems 1974-2005. Pudding House
  • Ghigna, Charles (2019) Stones: The Collected Short Poems of Charles Ghigna. Canopic Press
  • Ghigna, Charles (2019) Dear Poet: Notes to a Young Writer. Resource Books
  • Ghigna, Charles (2020) Illusions: Poetry & Art for the Young at Heart. Resource Books
  • Ghigna, Charles (2021) Artwords: Artists & Poets: Portraits in Verse. Resource Books
  • Ghigna, Charles (2021) The Truth About Trees. Negative Capability Press

Children's books

  • Ghigna, Charles (1992) Good Dogs/Bad Dogs. New York: Hyperion Books for Children
  • Ghigna, Charles (1992) Good Cats/Bad Cats. New York: Hyperion Books for Children
  • Ghigna, Charles (1994) Tickle Day: Poems from Father Goose. New York: Hyperion Books for Children
  • Ghigna, Charles (1994) Speaking in Tongues: New and Selected Poems, 1974-1994. Livingston: University of West Alabama Press.
  • Ghigna, Charles (1995) Riddle Rhymes. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.
  • Ghigna, Charles (1999) See the Yak Yak. New York: Random House
  • Ghigna, Charles (1999) Mice are Nice. New York: Random House.
  • Ghigna, Charles (1999) Animal Trunk: Silly Poems to Read Aloud. New York: Harry N. Abrams.
  • Ghigna, Charles and Debra Ghigna (2000) Christmas is Coming!. Watertown, Massachusetts: Charlesbridge Publishing
  • Ghigna, Charles (2002) The Alphabet Parade. Montgomery: River City Publishing
  • Ghigna, Charles (2002) One Hundred Shoes. Random House
  • Ghigna, Charles (2003) A Fury of Motion: Poems for Boys. Boyds Mills Press
  • Ghigna, Charles (2003) Halloween Night: Twenty-One Spooktacular Poems. Running Press
  • Ghigna, Charles (2004) Animal Tracks: Wild Poems to Read Aloud. Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
  • Ghigna, Charles (2005) If You Were My Valentine. Simon & Schuster
  • Ghigna, Charles (2005) Dylan the Smokey Dragon. Maris, West & Baker
  • Ghigna, Charles (2005) Oh My, Pumpkin Pie!. Random House
  • Ghigna, Charles (2008) SCORE! 50 Poems to Motivate and Inspire. Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
  • Ghigna, Charles (2008) Snow Wonder. Random House
  • Ghigna, Charles (2010) Barn Storm. Random House
  • Ghigna, Charles (2011) I See Winter. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2011) I See Spring. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2011) I See Summer. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2011) I See Fall. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2012) The Magic Behind the Screen. PBS/APT
  • Ghigna, Charles (2012) Little Seeds. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2012) We Need Water. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2012) Recycling Is Fun. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2012) Pick Up the Park. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2014) Wonders of the Color Wheel. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2014) Shapes Are Everywhere. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2014) The Alphabet Parade. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2014) Numbers in the Park. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2015) Sunshine Brightens Springtime. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2015) Hail to Spring. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2015) A Windy Day in Spring. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2015) Raindrops Fall All Around. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Chalres (2015) Lucy Goose: Tiny Tales. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2015) Adeline Porcupine: Tiny Tales. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2015) Bobby Bear: Tiny Tales. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2015) Cuddle Bunny: Tiny Tales. Capstone
  • Ghigna, Charles (2015) A Carnival of Cats. Orca
  • Ghigna, Charles (2016) A Parade of Puppies. Orca
  • Ghigna, Charles (2016) Strange, Unusual, Gross & Animals. Time Inc.
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose Animal Rhymes: Farm Animals. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose Animal Rhymes: Zoo Animals. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose Animal Rhymes: Pets. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose Animal Rhymes: Sea Life. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose Animal Rhymes: Bugs & Insects. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose Animal Rhymes: Wild Life. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose: Winter Math: Addition. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose: Winter Math: Subtraction. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose: Winter Math: Making 10. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose: Winter Math: Count by 10 to 100. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose: Winter Math: Even Numbers. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose: Winter Math: Odd Numbers. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose: Fire Safety: Prepare. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose: Fire Safety: Who Do You Call. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose: Fire Safety: What Do You Do: Part I. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) Father Goose: Fire Safety: What Do You Do: Part II. Cantata Learning
  • Ghigna, Charles (2017) First Times. Orca
  • Ghigna, Charles (2018) Who Can. Orca
  • Ghigna, Charles (2018) The Night the Forest Came to Town. Orca
  • Ghigna, Charles (2019) Alabama: My Home Sweet Home. Whitman
  • Ghigna, Charles (2020) Once Upon Another Time. Beaming Books
  • Ghigna, Charles (2021) A Poem is a Firefly. Schiffer Books
  • Ghigna, Charles (2021) Love is Everything. Schiffer Books
  • Ghigna, Charles (2022) Fetch, Cat, Fetch! Schiffer Books
  • Ghigna, Charles (2022) Little Hearts. Red Comet Press
  • Ghigna, Charles (2023) The Father Goose Treasury. Schiffer Books
  • Ghigna, Charles (2023) The Magic Box. Schiffer Books
  • Ghigna, Charles (2023) Bound to Dream. Schiffer Books

References

  • Zuniga, T. L. (July 1985) "Students challenge ex-jock poet." Magic City News. Vol. 2, No. 10, p. 6
  • Charles Ghigna (Father Goose): An explication and bio-bibliographical guide. (2005) The Contemporary Authors Series. Vol. 137. Thomson-Gale
  • LeGrand, Lissa (July 19, 2007) "The Poetry of Charles Ghigna". Interview for WBHM-FM's "Tapestry"
  • Laubenthal, Penne J. (2007) "Interview with Charles Ghigna" Swampland.com
  • White, Cynthia Quinn (May 14, 2014) "Charles Ghigna". Encyclopedia of Alabama - accessed September 27, 2019

External links

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