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167 pp.
| McElderry |
March, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-0204-1$17.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Edward Koren.
These one hundred poems run the gamut from silly to moderately gross. Each is short and punchy, with some clever wordplay and many modern-day references along with plenty of jokes centered on the human body (e.g., young Shakespeare muses, "To pee or not to pee"). Koren's crosshatched pen illustrations add sly humor. Katz's funny thoughts on writing are appended. Ind.