Pocket Poems
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
This lively collection is packed with kid-friendly, "pocket-sized" poems of eight lines or less by such well-known poets as Eve Merriam, Karla Kuskin, and the anthologist herself, Bobbi Katz. The easy-to-memorize, pint-sized poems reflect many different facets of children's lives and are embellished with witty, winning art by the beloved Marylin Hafner, making a package that will be welcomed by children and their teachers.
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Pint-sized poetry proliferates in Pocket Poems, ed. by Bobbi Katz, illus. by Marylin Hafner, with topics ranging from serious to silly. "Breakfast" takes an irreverent approach to Humpty Dumpty (it concludes, "Then all the King's horses/ And all the King's men/ Had scrambled eggs/ for breakfast again"); "Mary Had a Little Lamb," on the other hand, ends in dinner ("Mary had a little lamb,/ You've heard this tale before;/ But did you know/ She passed her plate/ And had a little more?"). Featured poets include Katz herself as well as Emily Dickinson and Carl Sandburg among others. Spot and panel illustrations help to group the poems thematically.
