November 29, 2021
Jenny Carey’s picture book Fun Poems for Your Child offers one-page poems on several child-friendly subjects accompanied by color illustrations.
The 11 poems, told from a first-person perspective, cover ground dear to the hearts of children: imaginative forays featuring pirates, fairies and dragons, as well as everyday activities such as going to the park, feeding […]
October 11, 2021
What’s Wrong with a Pet Dinosaur? is a collection of humorous poems appropriate for children ages four through ten, written in a style and tone reminiscent of the famous poet Shel Silverstein. Simple line drawings created by the author complement the text.
The poems address everyday childhood experiences and queries with a zaniness that will […]
October 15, 2018
Timothy Orley’s funny and clever children’s poems are collected in his delightful picture book Call In Well.
In these pages, Orley introduces children to the fun, limitless world of wordplay with poems on a variety of subjects— pizza, pirates, playing, siblings, superstitions, superheroes, and more—all relevant to its 3rd-4th grade target audience.
Most of Orley’s […]
September 18, 2017
Brett Fleishman introduces young readers to puns, idioms, and wordplay in his fun, rhyming picture book Twist and Shout!
In the 33 short, poems of Twist and Shout!, Fleishman aids young readers by indicating the presence of a pun with a “(p)” and an idiom with an (“i”). He ends many of his poems with […]
April 4, 2016
Beryl Holland’s picture book aims to see nature through a poetic sensibility. With topics and illustrations that include flora, fauna, animals, weather and more, the book appears to be targeted, as the title suggests, to “All Ages.”
Unfortunately, this all-ages theme proves inappropriate, as, while many of the pictures are cartoon-like and are […]
July 6, 2015
A Candle Flickers Bright by David Galbis-Reig is a collection of light/inspirational verse that spans the emotional gamut from joy to despair, most often leaning toward an optimistic outlook on life.
These poems are arranged in nine short sections: “Ember’s Alight,” “Nature Finds Love,” “Tumultuous Life,” “Vocations and Other Stories,” “On Life and […]
May 19, 2015
Although children love rhyming books in the Dr. Seuss vein, the concept of poetry as a deeper means of expression can be difficult to convey. Lorraine Wilson’s picture book of poems, On Grandaddy’s Knee, offers a kid-friendly entry into the world of poetry via one-page poems that amuse or strike an emotional chord.
The book’s […]