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~WhimsyLibrarian~
~WhimsyLibrarian~ rated it 12 years ago
Appeal Characteristics: Page by Page Mysteries, Bright Bold Colors, Vivacious TextKids will definitely get a kick out of this book rhyme about what's looking at them on each page. A cute fun filled adventure (dizzying to me at times from the large wording and crazy colors)but i'm sure kids will appr...
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 13 years ago
Punny and macabre.
All of that Nonsense
All of that Nonsense rated it 13 years ago
Fun read for kids of all ages. The poems throughout the book take shape, and readers are allowed to have two forms of imagery, one from the words, and one from the actual pictures that form.
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 13 years ago
A clever, fun collection of brain teasers.
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 13 years ago
A beautiful biography in art and verse.
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 13 years ago
A powerful, moving account of the Christimas true on the Western Front in 1914 told from one soldier's perspective.
Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it 13 years ago
This is not a story but a collection of book and reading themed poems paired with illustrations. As a whole it did not do much for me -- especially the art -- but there were a couple lines I quite liked:Libraries are necessary gardensA bad book owes to many trees/A forest of apologies.
julieharrison
julieharrison rated it 14 years ago
A funny, if unrealistic, quick picture book with cute kindergarteners. My kids like how the cat says different things with its meow. But what gets me each time is this line: "She's furry, she's floppy,Like a raggedy doll,And her paws are all fluffy,Like cotton balls.That doesn't really rhyme. And th...
TsalagiWriter
TsalagiWriter rated it 14 years ago
Poetry about the library, books and reading! This is quite a lovely little book of poetry. The poems are fun and really describe how wonderful the library, books and reading are.
A Rep Reading
A Rep Reading rated it 14 years ago
Multi-layered experience of extinct species. A timeline along the bottom of each two-page spread puts history in perspective with the particular species featured on the page. Species name, date of extinction and species location align the top of the page with descriptive poetry, and beautiful wood e...
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