A Funeral in the Bathroom: and Other School Poems - Softcover

Dakos, Kalli

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807526762 ISBN 13: 9780807526767

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 2017

Synopsis

"My teacher's pretty slick, Has a hundred teaching tricks. Even in the bathroom stalls, She hangs poetry on the walls, And while I'm there all alone I can't help but read a poem." From "Gross" and "Flushophobic" to "There's a Sock in the Toilet," these poems will have kids laughing all the way to "The Bathroom Dance!"

About this title

About the Author:

Kalli Dakos is the best-selling author of over two thousand poems about elementary school life. Her books include If You’re Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand, Don’t Read This Book, Whatever You Do!; The Goof Who Invented Homework; and The Bug in Teacher’s Coffee. She lives in Canada and writes in New York. Mark Beech is a successful freelance illustrator who works mostly in the world of children's publishing. Mark also works in the world of packaging, greetings cards, and advertising. He lives in England.

Review:

"Dakos's humorous, bittersweet poems and Beech's mischievous illustrations center on the school bathroom as a place of refuge, camaraderie, and, of course, necessity...A heartfelt collage of relatable moments." Publishers Weekly

"The poems are accompanied by humorous color cartoons. This accessible collection of light verse will be a welcome addition." School Library Journal

"Another solid addition for classroom shelves...just cross fingers that it is not too inspiring." Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0807526762
• ISBN 13: 9780807526767
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Beech Mark