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79 pp.
| Overlook |
January, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-1-59020-808-3$19.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Ronald Searle.
Loosely tethered to the subject of animal love, the majority of these poems are just wacky, but some are also tender: Grizzly Rose is a terrible snorer, but to her "adoring fellow," the "snootful roaring / Of his lovely lady bear, / Reassure[s] him she's there." Forbes's meter often strikes out, but Searle's colored-in line drawings underscore the poems' lightheartedness.