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Cleary, Brian P.

If It Rains Pancakes: Haiku and Lantern Poems

32 pp. | Millbrook | May, 2014 | Library ISBN 978-1-4677-1609-3 $26.60 | Paper ISBN 978-1-4677-4412-6 $6.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4677-2531-6
(3) K-3 Poetry Adventures series. Illustrated by Andy Rowland. Cleary introduces two traditional Japanese poetic forms, the well-known haiku and the less-familiar lantern. The thirty-five verses and accompanying illustrations feature good-natured, kid-pleasing fun (e.g., "Yummy": "When something's so good / you want to taste it again, / that's what burps are for"; and "Sneeze": "Sneeze-- / ah-CHOOOO-- / hurricane / out of my nose / blows"). This amusing collection can't miss with kids or teachers. Reading list, websites.
Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

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