No foolin': More Links for Tuesday

I know it's April Fools Day and all, but believe me when I tell you it was snowing in Smalltown when I stepped out for the school run. Snowing. On April 1.

Okay, on to the links:

The Carnival of Children's Literature is up at the Reading Tub. Some great reading awaits!

And, preparations are already underway at Ellsworth's Journal for the April Carnival. Ellsworth the stuffed Elephant gives you the scoop.

Jon Scieszka praises "stupid" reading in the Chicago Tribune and I don't think he's joking. Not one little bit.

April is National Poetry Month and many bloggers have big plans. Cloudscome has posted the schedule at A Wrung Sponge.