About this item
Highlights
- At lunch, / I ate three cans / of alphabet soup.
- 10-11 Years
- 9.0" x 6.7" Paperback
- 120 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Poetry
Description
About the Book
"A playful and punny illustrated poetry collection from Brian Cleary that's perfect for middle grade readers. Includes quick tips about poetic forms and poetic devices that teachers can use in poetry lessons"--Book Synopsis
At lunch, / I ate three cans / of alphabet soup. / An hour later / I had / thesaurus / throat / ever.
Would you care for a cupful of couplets? How about a helping of haiku? Brian P. Cleary offers poetry by the plateful in this clever collection! Wordplay and humor abound in poems that cover everything from pets to school to food--and much more. Eye-catching illustrations add to the fun, and the book is sprinkled with bonus facts about poetic forms and rhyme schemes. Whether grabbing a quick bite or sitting down to a full meal, readers will laugh, giggle, chuckle, and chortle their way through this poetic feast!Review Quotes
"Readers will gobble up heaping helpings of this humorous literary smorgasbord, but it's also suitable for savoring slowly."--Kirkus Reviews
-- (3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM)"Teachers will no doubt love these instructional aspects of the book, but children will appreciate the amusing poems themselves . . . With kid-friendly subjects like pets, school, and family, and colorful cartoony illustrations, readers are sure to find plenty to tickle their funny bone. Reviewer Rating: 4"--Children's Literature
-- (4/8/2024 12:00:00 AM)"Simultaneously a book of poems and a primer on poetic craft . . . An excellent addition to poetry collections, this volume will excite and engage, and--most importantly--it will empower children to write poems of their own."--School Library Journal
-- (4/1/2024 12:00:00 AM)"The poet's apparent preference for shorter forms may encourage reluctant readers to stay the course and inexperienced writers to stretch their language skills. The illustrations, which are likewise drawn from the earlier series, add comical cartoon spot art or riffs featuring a racially diverse cast of, mostly, children in various predicaments."--Booklist
-- (2/13/2024 12:00:00 AM)"An astounding work-the crème de la crème from the best of the best!"-- Kenn Nesbitt, former US Children's Poet Laureate
-- (9/28/2023 12:00:00 AM)