Poetry Friday is hosted today by ThePoem Farm.
My
selection is "Big talk: poems for four voices" by Paul Fleischman with
illustrations by Beppe Giacobbe.
Fleischman
builds on the success of Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices (a Newbery
Medal winner) with a collection of poems that will challenge, inspire and
delight both readers and audience. Meticulous
attention to detail in "The Quiet Evenings Here" offers readers a
contrast between the apparent quiet of an evening at home with the subtle
energy beneath "Clock tick-tockin'
/ Sister hummin' / Grandpa strummin' / Raindrops rappin' / Toes a-tappin' /
Roof-leak droppin'," and so
on. "Seventh-Grade Soap Opera" raises
the energy index as voices ring with lively gossip that ends in a well-crafted
chaos. Quiet thoughtfulness and longing imbue
Ghost's Grace with a gentle melancholy as spirits remember the joys of dining
with family.
Giacobbe highlights the action and balances the text with well-drawn
humor mirroring the poems with tints
ranging from quiet sepias to lively colors.
2 comments:
oh I am glad to hear of this book to add to my collection. It's been hard for me to find poems for two voices to share in the classroom.
Thank you.
These books are such fun! I want to have four copies of it instead of just the one I have! Happy Poetry Saturday! a.
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