I loved this book. I am not a poetry fan as a general rule, but decided to give this a try because the illustrations looked so interesting. This book may have changed my mind on the poetry front. Each one is simultaneously silly, irreverent, serious and thought provoking. The illustrations well compliment the poems, adding feelings of humor, sadness and introspection to each reading.
While I thought this book was wonderful, and my kids would love it, I am not sure if it will be well-received as a children’s book. I could see it doing well as a teen, tween or middle grade introduction to poetry and the artwork of Ingrid Godon. This may be an Americanism, but I dont think parents of picture book aged children are going to respond well to the subjects and depth of theme, at least not in the elementary aged groups. That said, I would still recommend this as a purchase for our library, it just may do better added to other sections of our collection.
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