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50 pp.
| Little |
February, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-316-19765-3$$12.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Jane Dyer.
Forty-five poems in rhyme and free verse pay homage to the many experiences of love. Affection both romantic and platonic finds expression in verses by Shakespeare, Myra Cohn Livingston, Langston Hughes, and others. Playfulness permeates many of the poems, but the volume feels like a gift book for starry-eyed adults. Soft colored-pencil illustrations decorate every page and lend the book additional warmth. Ind.