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garnetofeden's review against another edition
5.0
Fold Me a Poem deftly fuses poetry and the science and art of paper folding. The poems and impressively accurate illustrations bring to life the child’s imaginings made real with origami and everyday objects. The book would be a wonderful supplement to any K-4th grade STEM curriculum on paper engineering.
Rating reviewed 1/27/2023.
Rating reviewed 1/27/2023.
kelseyglamour's review against another edition
2.0
Each short verse in Fold Me a Poem features a different origami animal. The illustrations show the origami animals engaged in various activities. The book doesn't have a traditional plot and the verses do not feature humor. The book could be enhanced by creating stronger characters for the origami animals or providing details and instructions about how to fold more simple origami animals. Overall, the book may not be engaging at face value for many readers. It could be shared as a read aloud with young children between birth and five to promote phonemic awareness. Parents and teachers could consider providing children with information from other sources about folding origami animals to increase engagement with the text.
turrean's review against another edition
3.0
A collection of poems about origami animals and the boy who makes them. It's really incomplete without the directions for making the creatures featured in the poems.
upstatelibrarygal's review against another edition
5.0
I love this collection of poems. In each poem, the focus is an animal made from origami. This means kids get exposed to the idea of origami, (a natural pairing for an origami or paper crafting activity!) and the poems are well done.
melaniegaum's review against another edition
5.0
As an origami enthusiast, I really enjoyed this book and have some new animals to try making. I'm always afraid to use my fancy shiny metallic paper, but perhaps now is the time to use it. I liked how the origami creations moved around and interacted like real animals, and strongly empathize with the challenge of owning a cat fascinated by paper.
beecheralyson's review against another edition
4.0
The illustrations really take this to a higher level. O'Connell George's poems are fun but with the illustrations they are visually brought to life. I might have liked seeing a few directions for how to fold some of the animals rather than just references at the end.
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