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Loading... I'm Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Upsby Chris Harris
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Chris Harris writes a poem book about quirky, creative, and comical topics. It is for adults and children. The content is very silly with a. variety of emotions that attach to each poem. This is a lot of fun for young children to read and express their social emotions. Teachers and students would have a lot of fun reading this poem book because it would also help students with fluency and comprehension skills. no reviews | add a review
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"An illustrated collection of comically irreverent rhyming poems for readers of all ages, ranging in topic from avocados and anacondas to zombies and zebras (dressed like ghosts)"-- No library descriptions found. |
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Smith's illustrations are different than his usual style, too. Much more subtle and palatable....
Good book design... lots of little things make a fan want a copy of her own, instead of just reading the library's. For example, the jacket has one inviting design, but printed on the hardback itself is a quite different and also intriguing design.
Most poems here are nonsense, even one-line jokes. But once in a while there's something interesting like:
The Valleys Shape the Mountains
The valleys shape the mountains,
The shadow shapes the crescent moon,
The chill of late December
Shapes the warmth we feel in June.
So next time that you're crying,
Just remember this small rhyme;
Your sadness shapes the happiness
You'll feel again in time.
Or:
(from) The Remarkable Age
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Right now you're the oldest that you've ever been--
And yet, you will never be this young again....
And then there are concrete poems. I always knew that MOM upside-down is WOW.
But until I read "Out on the Farm on a Saturday Night" I didn't realize what an upside-down cow says... or a sideways cow... or
I highly recommend this book to all kids, and to most educators and libraries. ( )