Synopses & Reviews
Laura Purdie Salas, the acclaimed author ofSTAMPEDE!,is back with another collection of wild and weird, wacky and winsome poems about all the magic to be found on a single bookshelf. InBOOKSPEAK!each poem gives voice to a group who seldom get a voice...the books themselves. In "I've Got This Covered," a dust jacket makes a case for just how important it is--after all, everyone judges a book by its cover. And in "Lights Out at the Bookstore," we get a sneak peek at the raucous parties in the aisles, when all the lights go out. The cookbooks cater the affair, the music aisle is a regular dance hall--all theand#160;booksand#160;do what they do best. Illustrator Josee Bisaillon'sand#160;mixture of collage, drawings, and digital montage delivers page after page of richly colored spreads filled withand#160;magic. Together, Salas and Bisaillon deliver a uniqueand#160;collection brimming with ideas as much aboutand#160;spines and dust jackets as they are aboutand#160;adventure and imagination.
Review
“Accessibility is one of the books greatest strengths, since the compact verses focus on familiar aspects of daily kid life.” —Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books
“The poems will spark imagination.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Teachers will welcome this fine anthology.” —Booklist
“Truly wonderful.” —Katies Literature Lounge
“A winner.” —School Library Journal
“A thoroughly entertaining and distinctive collection.” —BookPage
Synopsis
TRY THIS AT HOME. Poems to inspire young readers.
From Eileen Spinellis many goodbyes to summer at the shore, to Avis Harleys catalog of ways to say hello across the globe, to a close look at the birds and animals outside Valiska Gregorys window in winter…Georgia Heard has collected list poems from contemporary poets. Each list is gathered with a poets eye - carefully selected details beautifully presented - so that readers see the extraordinary in the ordinary. And so readers are encouraged to be writers. The simplicity of each poem and Georgia Heards introduction will inspire young poets to write their own.
About the Author
Josand#233;e Bisaillon grew up in St-Hyacinthe, Quand#233;bec, Canada. Rather than follow in her father's footsteps as a veterinary surgeon, she chose to cut animals from paper: they were colorful, low maintenance and always in fine health.Bisaillon has won many Applied Arts Illustration and LUX Illustration Awards in Quand#233;bec, and was a finalist for the 2008 Governor General's Literary Awards in Canada.