Book Reviews
Florian, Douglas Poem Depot: Aisles of SmilesGr. K–3 154 pp. DialReaders browse through "Poem Depot's" eleven "aisles" (chapters) with names like "Chortles & Chuckles" and "Tons of Puns." Many of the pieces are four to ten lines long, easily memorized by the audience, who will enjoy the funny punch lines....
Won Ton and Chopstick: A Cat and Dog Tale Told in Haikuby Lee Wardlaw; illus. by Eugene YelchinPrimary Holt 40 pp.3/15 978-0-8050-9987-4 $17.99 gIn this sequel to Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku (rev. 3/11), the cautious kitty has another reason to be worried: an adorable new puppy....
A Poem in Your Pocketby Margaret McNamara; illus. by G. Brian KarasPrimary Schwartz & Wade/Random 32 pp.1/15 978-307-97947-6 $16.99Library ed. 978-0-307-97948-3 $19.99e-book ed. 978-0-307-97949-0 $10.99The author/artist team behind How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? revisit Mr. Tiffin’s warm, supportive classroom, where this time his students are...
Harlem Hellfightersby J. Patrick Lewis;
illus. by Gary KelleyIntermediate, Middle School Creative Editions 32 pp.9/14 978-1-56846-246-2 $18.99The story of the 15th New York National Guard, or the “Harlem Hellfighters,” an all-black regiment that joined the Great War in its final year, is a revealing lens through which to view that...
Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Coldby Joyce Sidman; illus. by Rick AllenPrimary, Intermediate Houghton 32 pp.11/14 978-0-547-90650-8 $17.99In winter, bees (“we are nothing on our own”) keep their precious queen warm by massing together into a “sizzling ball.” Hibernating garter snakes, safe in a cave, “’round each other...
Before we start chatting about specific 2014 picture books, take a moment to read the Caldecott criteria. They're posted over there on the right, but I will help you find the important parts. Here they are, in part:In identifying a “distinguished American picture book for children,” defined as illustration, committee...
Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Prettyby Christine Heppermann;
photos by various artistsHigh School Greenwillow 106 pp.10/14 978-0-06-228957-5 $17.99 ge-book ed. 978-0-06-228959-9 $9.99For this poet, there is no dividing line between fairy tales and reality: “You can lose your way anywhere,” claims the poem with which she begins this collection...
Photo: Eric HinsdalePoet Christine Heppermann is a young adult book reviewer, a backyard chicken enthusiast, and the author of several nonfiction books for children and young adults. With her first YA poetry collection, Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty (Greenwillow, 14 years and up), Heppermann reveals herself to be...
Hi, Koo! A Year of Seasonsby Jon J Muth; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Scholastic 32 pp.3/14 978-0-545-16668-3 $17.99Twenty-six haiku are presented by young panda Koo, whom fans of Muth’s Zen Ties will recognize as the haiku-spouting nephew of Stillwater, the Zen Buddhist panda from Zen Shorts and Zen Ghosts....
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