I Am Someone Else: Poems About Pretending - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580898327 ISBN 13: 9781580898324

Publisher: Charlesbridge, 2019

Synopsis

Celebrated poet Lee Bennett Hopkins shares a diverse collection of poems that ask (with the help of Newbery medalist Lois Lowry, former US Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis, and others), "Who do you want to be?"

Kids can imagine pretending and dressing up in this playful poetry collection, flexing their creative muscles and bucking stereotypes. (Who says that girls can't be knights and boys can't be mermaids?) Fifteen poets write about who they might like to be, musing what life would be like as a wizard, a firefighter, a video-game inventor, and more.

"There is nothing better than being yourself. You are unique and special in every way. Once in a while it might be fun to think about becoming someone (or something!) else. Who would you like to be? Imagine that you're someone else!" --Lee Bennett Hopkins

About this title

About the Author:

Lee Bennett Hopkins is the author of dozens of award-winning books for children, including both poetry collections and stories. He is a former teacher and educational consultant. He believes poetry is a necessity for children both at school and at home. He has established two poetry awards that bear his name.

Chris Hsu is a classically-trained and versatile artist who has worked in greeting-card illustration, advertising, and animation. He is the illustrator of The Boo-Boos That Changed the World. Chris is currently a background artist on the animated FX spy comedy Archer. www.chrishsu.net

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

Wish! Be a Storybook Character. 

Close your eyes. Imagine what make-believe storybook character you might become (if you could). 

Would you be...
a wizard double-knotting moonbeams?
a queen wearing silken shoes and gown?
a mermaid exploring deep ocean caves?
a giant's wife stirring stew in vats and barrels?
a pirate swinging from ropes with telescopes?

Imagine! 

Big Problems
Lois Lowry

I took on a perplexing life
when I became a giant's wife. 

He has a monstrous appetite, 
says my cooking's a delight. 

But one encounters real perils
when stirring stew in vats and barrels!

And I am in a total quandary
each time I try to do the laundry. 

His sweaters could encase three cars; 
his undies are the size of Mars!

I have to climb upon a chair, 
stretch my arms to smooth his hair. 

It is a complicated struggle
to hug or kiss or simply snuggle. 

He's very dear; I'm not complaining. 
I only wish I'd had some training! 

There ought to be some branch of science
that gives advice to wives of giants!

About this edition

• Publisher: Charlesbridge
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1580898327
• ISBN 13: 9781580898324
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Editor: Hopkins Lee Bennett
• Illustrator: Hsu Chris