A review by katymul
Explosion at the Poem Factory by Kyle Lukoff

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

I'm such a sucker for a good poem pun, and I really respect authors who make deep cut jokes in picturebooks. Why not get that kid who has a deep poem knowledge? Why not go for the side joke not everyone will see? But that might provoke an interest in sestinas and whether or not that counts as iambic pentameter.

Lukoff has called all picturebooks formalist poetry, and that approaches serves him well here -- but he finds plenty of room for fun along the way.