"Cloud Watch
Puffy stuffies,
dragon drifters,
duelling dogs -
sky shape-shifters.
Bumble-tumble..."
Young children will love sharing these poems written especially for them by this accomplished and dedicated poet. He recalls not being very good at reading at an early age, but he always loved the bouncy fun of poetry. He has carried that love forward, through a very successful teaching career and continues to bring his love of words to classrooms, sharing his enthusiasm and his joyful poems.
In his new book, he takes readers through the many events in a child's day. He begins with getting out of bed:
"Riffle - rustle,
feet down - pound.
Another day
has rolled around!
Yeah!"
On to breakfast, teeth brushing, dressing...and then, it's out the door into sunshine and fun with friends. Each of the experiences will be familiar, and the bouncy, full of movement verses will have toes tapping and hands slapping out the rhythms. There is much to entertain children when they venture outside and he manages to create a little ditty to help them enjoy watching the clouds, doing somersaults, even getting deep down dirty. That's all before lunch.
And lunch is also an outside adventure:
"Scunchy munch-up.
Sloppy slurp.
Swibble down.
Big belch -BURP!
"What do you say?
"Excuse me!"
"And?"
"Thank you!"
The day's delights will entertain until it's time to take a bath, get into jammies, and head to bed. Sweet dreams!
The artwork is created in pencil and then colored in Photoshop, and shows children enjoying every aspect of a busy, happy day. Noise accompanies every facet of it. The main color palette is muted shades of green, orange, and yellow. There is lots of action to attract the attention of young listeners. The poems are short, to the point, and show what a preschooler's day sounds and feels like as they enjoy the many pleasures from morning until night. Children are the focus and those who share this book will have many opportunities to talk about their daily adventures.
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