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A Song about Myself by John Keats, Chris Raschka

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lattelibrarian's review against another edition

4.0

I love poetry, and I love this book. Raschka's accompanying illustrations to Keats' poem are whimsical and light-hearted, and perfectly emote exactly what it feels like to be defining yourself through what you've done and through your work. Watching the illustrated boy gallivant across the pages made me want to do the exact same thing.

The thick painted lines paired with the detailed land- and cityscapes left me with a feeling of both stability and minor uproar--that sort of feeling where you know you're fine but you get on the subway and everything is a little bit hectic with a taste of city-living. Overall, this was a super cute book and my English major heart enjoyed every bit of it!

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adventurous challenging lighthearted

A Song About Myself by John Keats, published on March 14th, 2017. Age level: 4th-6th. This poem follows a boy and describes his journey through life as he writes poems and explores the world around him. There are multiple short poems throughout the book that combine together to create this narrative. I would use this book in my classroom as an example of complex poetry for my students. This book could be the example that students would have to follow when writing their own narratives using poetry. The reason that I believe upper elementary students would work best with this book is because I consider it to be a challenging read due to its advanced language that will push students' comprehension.