$31.49
Author: Yolen Jane
Brand: Candlewick
Color: Gold
Edition: 1st
Format: Picture Book
Number Of Pages: 112
Details: Product Description
This exuberant celebration of poetry is an essential book for every young one’s library and a gorgeous gift to be both shared and treasured.
Sit back and savor a superb collection of more than sixty poems by a wide range of talented writers, from Margaret Wise Brown to Gertrude Stein, Langston Hughes to A. A. Milne. Greeting the morning, enjoying the adventures of the day, cuddling up to a cozy bedtime — these are poems that highlight the moments of a toddler’s world from dawn to dusk. Carefully gathered by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters and delightfully illustrated by Polly Dunbar, Here’s a Little Poem offers a comprehensive introduction to some remarkable poets, even as it captures a very young child’s intense delight in the experiences and rituals of every new day.
From School Library Journal
Starred Review. PreSchool-K—Many collections of poems that purport to be for very young children are actually for primary graders. This oversize book really is for preschoolers. The poems, one per page, are arranged in four categories that encompass child’s a world: “Me, Myself, and I,” “Who Lives in My House?,” “I Go Outside,” and “Time for Bed.” The poetry is witty, intelligent, and well crafted, and perfect for the target audience. The list of contributors reads like a who’s who of children’s poetry—Margaret Wise Brown, Nikki Grimes, Aileen Fisher, Jack Prelutsky, and others. Almost all of the selections have appeared in print before. Most of them are only a few lines long, and are printed in large informal type in a variety of colors that match the illustrations. The art was created using a wide range of mediums and techniques, and Dunbar blends them seamlessly to create charming images that are amazingly expressive. The children in them are carefree and happy and the book as a whole suggests a world that is safe and secure. Here’s a Little Poem is a great way to introduce the youngest listeners to the genre.—Donna Cardon, Provo City Library, UT
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* With lots of hugs and kisses, as well as messy nonsense and uproarious action, this big, spacious anthology of more than 60 poems is a wonderful first book to read with babies and toddlers over and over again. As with nursery rhymes, the sounds of the words are a big part of the fun (“Oh soggy greens, I hate you / I hate your sloppy slush”), and so are the movements from dawn to bedtime, as in “Getting Dressed” (“You’ve one trouser leg / And two legs in it”). The clear, active, mixed-media illustrations show very young children outdoors and in; morning to bedtime; loving, teary, absurd, furious. The intense scenarios range from tantrums (“No! No! No! To everything!”) and jealousy about the new baby (“What’s she want another one for?”) to slurpy kisses and lullabies. Many of the best children’s poets are included, from Rosemary Wells and Mary Ann Hoberman to Jack Prelutsky; and there are adult poets too–Langston Hughes, Gertrude Stein, and more. Unlike in Mother Goose, the slapstick here is always child-centered, from “Mud, mud, glorious mud” to the unforgettable parody “Happy Birthday to you / Squashed tomatoes and stew.” Hazel Rochman
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Review
A high-spirited, engaging introduction to poetry.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
With lots of hugs and kisses, as well as messy nonsense and uproarious action, this big spacious anthology of more than 60 poems is a wonderful first book to read with babies and toddlers over and over again.
—Booklist (starred review)
The poetry is witty, intelligent, and well crafted…a great way to introduce the youngest listeners to the genre.
—School Library Journal (starred review)
Featured/recommended on Oprah’s 2012 Kids Reading List
—Oprah.com
From the Publisher
This exuberant celebration of poetry and its companion This Little Piggy: Lap S
Release Date: 13-02-2007
Package Dimensions: 17x297x1020
