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Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman Dies at 92

  • Mary Ann Hoberman, a children's poet laureate, died at the age of 92.
  • She wrote rhyme-filled books for children and encouraged them to read aloud and memorize poems.
  • Her most acclaimed book, "A House Is a House for Me," won a National Book Award.
  • Hoberman served as the Children's Poet Laureate from 2008 to 2011.
  • She had a lifelong passion for writing and a talent for finding the extraordinary in everyday things.
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