Donna Hensley Nelson

Donna Hensley Nelson is a native of Arkansas and White County. She is a graduate of Pangburn High School and earned a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Arkansas State University. Her teaching career included teaching mathematics in public and private schools in White and Lonoke Counties.

Donna has written poetry for more than 50 years and has published three poetry collections and nine children’s books. Her poetry collections include: Momentary Reflections, A Winter Walk, and A Summer Walk. She has received awards for her poetry on local, state, and national levels. Her prose writing has also won local recognition.

Since retiring, Donna spends time with family, volunteers at a local hospital, and teaches a weight-lifting class. Her other interests include reading, cooking, and gardening. A mother of three and grandmother of five, she resides in Kensett with her husband, Dennis.

Donna is featured in our Member Spotlight for October 2022. You can read her posts at the Write Way Blog here.

BOOKS BY DONNA HENSLEY NELSON

A SUMMER WALK. Summer is a time for sunshine and play, and the beach is the perfect place to celebrate summer. Children and parents will love this rhyming walk through the sights of summer.
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A WINTER WALK. Enjoying the winter season involves feeling the cold, watching it snow, and playing in the winter weather. Making snowballs, sledding, and skating are ways to enjoy the weather, but going inside for hot cocoa and a warm fire are ways to enjoy the season as well. Children will enjoy the simple rhyme and the alliteration. Preschool age and school age will enjoy the pictures of fun winter activities. BUY ON AMAZON

MOMENTARY REFLECTIONS. Donna’s first book of poetry contains twenty-five thought-provoking poems. Each poem is accompanied by a Scripture verse and an inspirational quote. Written primarily in free verse with and without rhyme, the poems are eclectic in nature, ranging from philosophical and introspective to lighthearted and comical. Readers will easily find poems with which they can identify. BUY ON AMAZON

A SPRING WALK. Children love spring. They can feel the warmth of the sun, smell the flowers as they bloom and release their fragrance, watch and listen to the bees as they buzz about, imagine the taste of the nectar from each blossom, chase the butterflies as they fly and hover over the fragrant flowers, and observe the birds as they build their nest and lay eggs in the newly built home. The imagery in this book will allow children and adults to use all of their senses to enjoy the wonders of spring. BUY ON AMAZON

AN AUTUMN WALK. An Autumn Walk will involve children by encouraging them to repeat the onomatopoeia incorporated in each page of rhyming verse. The fun walk through the sights of autumn will engage the attention and listening skills of preschool children, and the rhyming words will help improve reading skills of school age students. Parents and teachers will enjoy sharing this book, and sharing the season, with the children in their care. BUY ON AMAZON

I WANT TO RIDE A HIPPOPOTAMUS . Ten different animals are ready to take the reader for an imaginary ride! Young listeners will quickly learn the refrain and join in repeating it with the reader. Young readers will be encouraged to learn new words while using the AAAA rhyme scheme in each stanza. So, join in the ride for a fun or scary time! BUY ON AMAZON

I LOVE CHRISTMAS. DI Love Christmas is a simplistic presentation of Christmas that will appeal to children of all ages as well as to adults. Centered around Christ and family, this book places the focus of the reader on things eternal and meaningful rather than only on things material and commercial. BUY ON AMAZON

GOD LOVES YOU AND ME. God made us unique in the way we look, speak, and make choices. We are not the same, but God loves us the same for God loves completely. This delightful book shares many of the ways in which we are all different and teaches children that we should celebrate our uniqueness. BUY ON AMAZON