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wintermote's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Some poems extremely enjoyable. Other just plain stupid. I’m glad we had this book to help our Little learn to love poetry.
noragrace89's review
4.0
If you are a dreamer, come in,
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer...
If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire
For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.
Come in!
Come in!
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer...
If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire
For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.
Come in!
Come in!
rereader33's review
3.0
2022 January Buzzword Reading Challenge
Prompt: read a book with the word "where" in the title
I straight up have no idea how I managed to read this when I was younger, some of these poems are way too long and overstay their welcome. I'm not saying poems for kids have to be super short or anything, but when a poem's almost two pages long and its about a kid whose hair grew so much he started flying, it feels a bit indulgent without being rewarding. That being said, there were quite a few that I liked and some that hit me hard despite their simplicity, so this wasn't a completely negative reading experience. I'm tempted to read his other collections just to see if they hold up as well, but overall this was fine.
Prompt: read a book with the word "where" in the title
I straight up have no idea how I managed to read this when I was younger, some of these poems are way too long and overstay their welcome. I'm not saying poems for kids have to be super short or anything, but when a poem's almost two pages long and its about a kid whose hair grew so much he started flying, it feels a bit indulgent without being rewarding. That being said, there were quite a few that I liked and some that hit me hard despite their simplicity, so this wasn't a completely negative reading experience. I'm tempted to read his other collections just to see if they hold up as well, but overall this was fine.
ignited_redqueen75's review
5.0
I read this several times as a kid and then with my oldest. It's a corky fun read.
punkinmuffin's review against another edition
5.0
This book is my American childhood. This is every afternoon at school, from kindergarten in 1977 to third grade in 1980, sitting on the floor in a semi-circle around various teachers (respected Mrs Case, beloved Mrs Sobel, unlovely and feared Mrs Baumgartner, glorious, worshipped Mizz Grundy) and hearing all about Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout. I can hear my esteemed 6-year-old colleague Patrick reading "What a Day" in high-pitched, giggling mid-western drawl. I remember feeling so sorry for the Australian kids I met when we returned to Melbourne in 1980. I went into Grade 4 and they'd never heard of [a:Shel Silverstein|435477|Shel Silverstein|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1201029128p2/435477.jpg]! Poor deprived mites. They'd got [a:May Gibbs|126595|May Gibbs|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-e0ba3b90c110cd67123d6a850d85373e.png]. Urgh. Give me the subversive Mr Silverstein any day.
mtzbookworm64's review
5.0
Great poetry. Shel Silverstein will always make you laugh and see ordinary objects in a new way. Great ideas for students in oratory contests.
tinyprince's review
5.0
When I had this book in my classroom library, I would read and reread its poems every day. Never got bored with Silverstein's wit and charming writing style.
celtic_oracle's review
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.75
I didn’t realize some of Shel Silverstein’s poems were so dark. I loved many of the lighter poems, but as a whole, I didn’t enjoy this as much as I thought I would.