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a_manning11's review against another edition
3.0
This wasn't the book I was supposed to read, but I am glad for my mistake. I didn't like every single poem in this book, but some of them I absolutely loved.
The format of alternating 'grown-up' poems and 'child' poems for a shared reading experience is great.
There's a mouse house
In the hall wall
With a small door
By the hall floor
Where the fat cat
Sits all day,
... (p. 11)
The format of alternating 'grown-up' poems and 'child' poems for a shared reading experience is great.
There's a mouse house
In the hall wall
With a small door
By the hall floor
Where the fat cat
Sits all day,
... (p. 11)
veritas19's review against another edition
3.0
I honestly can’t believe this was one of the books authors favorites. As far as I was concerned it was awful! I was almost bored to tears. There were only five I actually liked. I really liked What Night Would It Be? I really enjoyed the rhyme scheme and there were more pictures that were actually quite good. It was about Halloween, one of my favorite holidays. I also liked the poem called My Horse, Jack. The pictures were cool and the rhymes were pretty fun. It also had an interesting story. I really liked the last stanza of What Do You Think His Daddy Did? It reminded me of all of the times I did things I shouldn’t and got my but beat for it. Oh the fond memories!
….I am her in my room and I can’t forget
What Daddy said. Not a word of it.
Forget? My goodness no! Not yet.
So far I still can’t sit.
I also really What Did You Learn At The Zoo which was fun and entertaining and I could definitely relate to this poem. Other than those few poems, overall this poem book was very disappointing with boring pictures and repetitive poems.
….I am her in my room and I can’t forget
What Daddy said. Not a word of it.
Forget? My goodness no! Not yet.
So far I still can’t sit.
I also really What Did You Learn At The Zoo which was fun and entertaining and I could definitely relate to this poem. Other than those few poems, overall this poem book was very disappointing with boring pictures and repetitive poems.
boxofdelights's review against another edition
Funny poems for children. Beautiful Edward Gorey illustrations.
Content note: references to spanking.
Content note: references to spanking.
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
There are at least 20 poems in this collection by John Ciardi for children. The poems remind me a whole lot of Shel Silverstein and it makes me think that he read things like this and Edward Gorey when he came up with his poems. I don't know why I never put that together before. This was written in the early 60s so Shel could have seen this growing up.
Edward Gorey makes little doodles and picture for each poem. They aren't amazing, but interesting. The poems are silly and absurd and surreal and I like that about them. Life is pondered out in these little sayings and all I have to say is Tigers and cats sure do like to eat a lot of people and other creatures. Stay away from them.
I enjoy this, but I think I would stick with Shel Silverstein.
Edward Gorey makes little doodles and picture for each poem. They aren't amazing, but interesting. The poems are silly and absurd and surreal and I like that about them. Life is pondered out in these little sayings and all I have to say is Tigers and cats sure do like to eat a lot of people and other creatures. Stay away from them.
I enjoy this, but I think I would stick with Shel Silverstein.
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