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170 pp.
| McElderry |
March, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-0092-4$17.99
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Barry Blitt.
This Where the Sidewalk Ends–type collection includes over one hundred twenty short poems characterized by adept wordplay, clever twists, and infectious repetition. The mood, predominantly light, is occasionally morbid in a Silverstein-esque way (e.g., a cliff-side game of dodge ball ends with children falling over the edge). The volume is generously illustrated with black-and-white pen, ink, and watercolor caricatures. Ind.