Pocket Poems - Hardcover

Katz, Bobbi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525471723 ISBN 13: 9780525471721

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, 2004

Synopsis

With works from various authors, such as Bobbi Katz and Eve Merriam, a colorfully illustrated picture book provides readers with a collection of amusing, short-and-sweet poems for kids on the move.

About this title

About the Author:

Bobbi Katz has published numerous books, and her individual poems are widely anthologized.

Marylin Hafner is the celebrated author and illustrator of many books for children, including the Molly and Emmett books.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3--In this child-friendly collection of short, bouncy poems, Katz pulls together more than 50 previously published selections by a broad spectrum of authors. She sets the tone with one of her own: "With a poem in your pocket/and/a pocket in your pants/you can rock with new rhythms./You can skip./You can dance./And wherever you go,/and whatever you do,/that poem in your pocket is going there, too." Familiar Mother Goose rhymes and anonymous tidbits such as "The Burp" ("Pardon me for being rude./It was not me, it was my food") are included, along with traditional entries, such as Emily Dickinson's "Autumn," Lewis Carroll's "Twinkle, Twinkle," and an excerpt from William Blake's "Night." However, the greatest representation comes from contemporary, well-loved children's wordsmiths, including Eve Merriam, Jack Prelutsky, Carol Diggory Shields, Aileen Fisher, and Lucille Clifton. The verses range from humorous (William Cole's "Banananananananana") to introspective (Gwendolyn Brooks's "A Stranger to Himself"). Hafner's whimsical watercolor-and-pen illustrations skillfully decorate the pages, visually enhancing the experience of each composition. In a closing note, Katz expresses her hope that these poems "...will find short-term homes in the pockets of many children and long-term homes in their memories." This superbly designed volume should find a home on most library shelves.--Lee Bock, Glenbrook Elementary School, Pulaski, WI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0525471723
• ISBN 13: 9780525471721
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Hafner Marilyn