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32 pp.
| Knopf
| March, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-375-80656-3$$14.95
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PS
Illustrated by
Don Carter.
"On a night when the moon shines brighter than a night-light high in the blueberry sky," a boy and his parents drive to Grandma's. As they go around a lake, over a bridge, and into the city, the boy is delighted to discover the moon following them. The three-dimensional-looking illustrations add interest to the pleasant but undistinguished story of a nighttime drive.
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K-3
Illustrated by
Don Carter.
As in Wake Up House!: Rooms Full of Poems, Lillegard creates small, rhyming word pictures of everyday items. In this book the setting is school; crayons, books, the wastebasket, and water fountain are all given personalities in the verses. While the bright three-dimensional artwork is appealing, there is little variation in the format and rhythm of the poems.
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K-3
Illustrated by
Don Carter.
From "Sink" ("All mouth / wide open, hollow. / Will hold water / or--swallow") to "Corners" ("They are the reason / walls meet, / and rooms consider themselves / complete"), these very short poems about anything one might find in a house will delight and surprise the reader with their playful images and metaphors. The brightly painted three-dimensional artwork creates a cheerful setting to complement the poems.