Smile Out Loud
25 Happy Poems
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
From the fantastic duo behind Poems Aloud comes another compendium of poetry to read out loud and make you smile!
Twenty five original poems from award winning poet Joseph Coelho designed to be read aloud to project confidence, conjure happiness, make you laugh or cheer others up. Some are odes, some can be said as personal mantras or just poems full of words that you can't help but smile when you hear them.
This is a book for any child who wants to build confidence reading aloud, or wants a way to channel their speech and drama confidence. It is a book to foster a love of words and the power that comes with the spoken word. It will show children how speaking a poem aloud has a certain magic, almost like reading a spell.
Poems can be read aloud to an audience, muttered quietly to oneself or whispered in the ear of someone who needs to hear some cheerful words.
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Suffused with friendliness and good-natured humor, this collection invites readers to "spread some happiness" by performing its lines for and with family, friends, or classmates. Each poem is preceded by a note with suggestions about how to approach it: the introduction to "Walking Funny," for example, invites readers to "perfect the walks": moving like a chicken while roaring like a dinosaur, or slowing down to "egg-aggerate" motions as if striding through egg yolks. Word play ("I met an armadillo/ who could never chill-o"), spoonerisms ("Today I had a tip of the slongue"), and repetition abound, all well suited to a child's sense of silliness. Coelho intersperses the fun and games with introductions to poetic forms, such as the rondel and the villanelle, while Gray-Barnett's energetic illustrations, representing children with various skin tones, add a sense of fun to even the more staid verses. Ages 5–10.
