Charles Ghigna
@charlesghigna.bsky.social
Poet, children's author, syndicated feature writer. FatherGoose.com
Happy Picture Book Month! 🎉
November 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Happy Picture Book Month! 🎉
COVER REVEAL from The University of Alabama Press! Hardback and paperback, 270 pages. Fifty years in the making. With foreword by Jennifer Horne. Blurbs by Jay Lamar, Kelly Kazek, Karen-David-Hudson, Nikki Grimes. Please click link for more details and to place preorders. Thank you! ❤️
October 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
COVER REVEAL from The University of Alabama Press! Hardback and paperback, 270 pages. Fifty years in the making. With foreword by Jennifer Horne. Blurbs by Jay Lamar, Kelly Kazek, Karen-David-Hudson, Nikki Grimes. Please click link for more details and to place preorders. Thank you! ❤️
"PEACE" Art by Chip Ghigna from ChipGhigna.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"PEACE" Art by Chip Ghigna from ChipGhigna.com
TOO MANY BOOKS?
Books on the table!
Books on the floor!
Books on the bed!
Books in the drawer!
Time to get going
Back out the door,
Back to the library—
To get me some more!
©Charles Ghigna
Art by Chip Ghigna
Books on the table!
Books on the floor!
Books on the bed!
Books in the drawer!
Time to get going
Back out the door,
Back to the library—
To get me some more!
©Charles Ghigna
Art by Chip Ghigna
October 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
TOO MANY BOOKS?
Books on the table!
Books on the floor!
Books on the bed!
Books in the drawer!
Time to get going
Back out the door,
Back to the library—
To get me some more!
©Charles Ghigna
Art by Chip Ghigna
Books on the table!
Books on the floor!
Books on the bed!
Books in the drawer!
Time to get going
Back out the door,
Back to the library—
To get me some more!
©Charles Ghigna
Art by Chip Ghigna
Happy 1st Day of Autumn! 🍁 ... from Highlights Magazine.
September 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Happy 1st Day of Autumn! 🍁 ... from Highlights Magazine.
Happy Day in the Treehouse! Highlights for Children accepted a new poem. 😊
September 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Happy Day in the Treehouse! Highlights for Children accepted a new poem. 😊
SUDDENLY SEPTEMBER
A crisp cool
sky blue
lazy day
in the middle
of summer
and suddenly
the leaves
shimmer
with a golden secret
and the breeze
whispers low
"It's autumn."
©Charles Ghigna
Art by Chip Ghigna from ChipGhigna.com
A crisp cool
sky blue
lazy day
in the middle
of summer
and suddenly
the leaves
shimmer
with a golden secret
and the breeze
whispers low
"It's autumn."
©Charles Ghigna
Art by Chip Ghigna from ChipGhigna.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
SUDDENLY SEPTEMBER
A crisp cool
sky blue
lazy day
in the middle
of summer
and suddenly
the leaves
shimmer
with a golden secret
and the breeze
whispers low
"It's autumn."
©Charles Ghigna
Art by Chip Ghigna from ChipGhigna.com
A crisp cool
sky blue
lazy day
in the middle
of summer
and suddenly
the leaves
shimmer
with a golden secret
and the breeze
whispers low
"It's autumn."
©Charles Ghigna
Art by Chip Ghigna from ChipGhigna.com
Happy Book Birthday, SWEET DREAMS! ❤️ 2025 International Book Award Winner! 🎉 www.amazon.com/Sweet-Dreams...
August 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Happy Book Birthday, SWEET DREAMS! ❤️ 2025 International Book Award Winner! 🎉 www.amazon.com/Sweet-Dreams...
Thanks for the birthday greetings! 🍰
August 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Thanks for the birthday greetings! 🍰
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY! 🎉 www.amazon.com/Kids-Love-Co...
August 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY! 🎉 www.amazon.com/Kids-Love-Co...
The audio book arrived! Here's a sample.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4se...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4se...
Southern Bred: Poems by Charles Ghigna · Audiobook preview
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July 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The audio book arrived! Here's a sample.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4se...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4se...
COVER REVEAL! Happy dancin' in the treehouse! Eric Carle would be so happy to see this. Me too! 😁❤🎉 Check out the details here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
July 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
COVER REVEAL! Happy dancin' in the treehouse! Eric Carle would be so happy to see this. Me too! 😁❤🎉 Check out the details here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Happy dancin' in the treehouse today! Our sweet little SWEET DREAMS just received the 2025 International Book Award! 🤩 www.amazon.com/Sweet-Dreams...
June 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Happy dancin' in the treehouse today! Our sweet little SWEET DREAMS just received the 2025 International Book Award! 🤩 www.amazon.com/Sweet-Dreams...
"The Art of Listening”from Cricket Media. Sometimes when we take time to really listen to each other, we come to discover just how much we have in common, how very much we are so very much alike. ❤️ cricketmedia.com/age-range/th...
The Art of Listening - Cricket Media, Inc.
We all have feelings and opinions. One of the best ways we have to understand each other’s feeling and opinions is to listen, to simply stop talking, open our minds and our hearts, and listen to what ...
cricketmedia.com
June 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"The Art of Listening”from Cricket Media. Sometimes when we take time to really listen to each other, we come to discover just how much we have in common, how very much we are so very much alike. ❤️ cricketmedia.com/age-range/th...
Honored to be the subject of this article by Jordyn Davis for BHAM NOW! bhamnow.com/2025/05/22/a...
Alabama's beloved Father Goose to release series of books this summer | Bham Now
Father Goose, a beloved local author, is set to release 6 new poetry books this summer. Keep reading to learn more about Charles Ghigna (Father Goose) and how he inspires you poets. #fathergoose #char...
bhamnow.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Honored to be the subject of this article by Jordyn Davis for BHAM NOW! bhamnow.com/2025/05/22/a...
Congratulations to all the young poets who read their poems at the Father Goose Poetry Festival! ❤️🥳
May 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Congratulations to all the young poets who read their poems at the Father Goose Poetry Festival! ❤️🥳
The new May edition of CRICKET Magazine arrived! ❤️
May 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The new May edition of CRICKET Magazine arrived! ❤️
Happy National Limerick Day! 🤣
MAYBERRY LIMERICK
When caught in the throes of life
To relieve the stress and strife
Don't despair
Just pull up a chair
And turn on Barney Fife.
©Charles Ghigna
MAYBERRY LIMERICK
When caught in the throes of life
To relieve the stress and strife
Don't despair
Just pull up a chair
And turn on Barney Fife.
©Charles Ghigna
May 13, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Happy National Limerick Day! 🤣
MAYBERRY LIMERICK
When caught in the throes of life
To relieve the stress and strife
Don't despair
Just pull up a chair
And turn on Barney Fife.
©Charles Ghigna
MAYBERRY LIMERICK
When caught in the throes of life
To relieve the stress and strife
Don't despair
Just pull up a chair
And turn on Barney Fife.
©Charles Ghigna
SWEET DREAMS is a Publishers Weekly Pick! 🎉
www.amazon.com/Sweet-Dreams...
www.amazon.com/Sweet-Dreams...
May 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
SWEET DREAMS is a Publishers Weekly Pick! 🎉
www.amazon.com/Sweet-Dreams...
www.amazon.com/Sweet-Dreams...
“Squirrel” comes from the Greek word meaning “shadow tail.”
May 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Squirrel” comes from the Greek word meaning “shadow tail.”
Puppies and Poetry! Come join the fun this Saturday at the Trussville Library. Click link for details: www.trussvillelibrary.com/event/13233118
April 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Puppies and Poetry! Come join the fun this Saturday at the Trussville Library. Click link for details: www.trussvillelibrary.com/event/13233118
from LADYBUG Magazine 🐞
April 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
from LADYBUG Magazine 🐞
from CRICKET Magazine. Happy Earth Day, April 22 ... and EVERY day! ❤🌏
April 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
from CRICKET Magazine. Happy Earth Day, April 22 ... and EVERY day! ❤🌏