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misspippireads's review against another edition
Poem Shared: Alligstor Pie
Theme: Reptiles
Reviewed from a library copy.
novelesque_life's review against another edition
4.0
4 STARS
"Dennis Lee won the Governor General's Award for poetry in 1972 for his poetic meditation on Canadian identity in Civil Elegies, but he made perhaps his most enduring contribution to Canadian nationalism two years later with a short collection of near-nonsense rhymes written for a much younger set. Alligator Pie, which remains the classic Canadian bedtime book, is written as if Mother Goose had the Latin name Branta canadensis, from William Lyon Mackenzie King, who "loved his mother like anything," to Trois-Rivières, which, of course, rhymes with "eat you hair." (From Amazon)
I loved this fun book as a kid.
"Dennis Lee won the Governor General's Award for poetry in 1972 for his poetic meditation on Canadian identity in Civil Elegies, but he made perhaps his most enduring contribution to Canadian nationalism two years later with a short collection of near-nonsense rhymes written for a much younger set. Alligator Pie, which remains the classic Canadian bedtime book, is written as if Mother Goose had the Latin name Branta canadensis, from William Lyon Mackenzie King, who "loved his mother like anything," to Trois-Rivières, which, of course, rhymes with "eat you hair." (From Amazon)
I loved this fun book as a kid.
moonlit_shelves's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
ashleylm's review against another edition
4.0
Read this a few times as a child, and the central, catchiest poem still lingers in my memory. Such pleasure to be had from something so simple!
(5* = amazing, terrific book, one of my all-time favourites, 4* = very good book, 3* = good book, but nothing to particularly rave about, 2* = disappointing book, and 1* = awful, just awful. As a statistician I know most books are 3s, but I am biased in my selection and end up mostly with 4s, thank goodness.)
(5* = amazing, terrific book, one of my all-time favourites, 4* = very good book, 3* = good book, but nothing to particularly rave about, 2* = disappointing book, and 1* = awful, just awful. As a statistician I know most books are 3s, but I am biased in my selection and end up mostly with 4s, thank goodness.)
ladygisele's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This is one of my favourite poetry books no matter that it’s for children!
kerrikins's review against another edition
5.0
I don't care how old you are. If you can read, you should read this book. :D
katie_king's review against another edition
4.0
It's a darn good thing I enjoyed this book, because my kids couldn't get enough of Lee's infectious rhymes. I even used to sign it to them, as a blues song. Try it, it works.
chelseavk's review against another edition
2.0
Interesting nonsense poetry, but not really my thing (or my daughters).
coffeymuse's review against another edition
2.0
Cute book of poems aimed at kids...fun but not something I would reread.
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