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The Alligator in the Closet: And Other Poems around the House
48 pp.
| Boyds/Wordsong |
April, 2003 |
TradeISBN 1-56397-994-2$$16.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Jane Kendall.
This collection of poems explores the constant ticking of a clock, celebrates lazing in bed with a good book, and laments the endless supply of garbage that a family generates. The lighthearted rhymes use a variety of structures, and several are written for two voices. Both the poems and the accompanying pen-and-ink and watercolor drawings are pleasantly humorous but not especially original.