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by: X. J. Kennedy
Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780440843276
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 0440843278
Label: The Trumpet Club
Manufacturer: The Trumpet Club
Number Of Pages: 42
Publication Date: February 01, 1991
Publisher: The Trumpet Club
Sales Rank: 2495164
Studio: The Trumpet Club
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Product Description:
42 brief verses to celebrate or denigrate the actions of mischievous children. All are bright and inventive. All are done in high humor
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Brats
If the name bothers you, believe me when I say you shouldn't read the book. If, however, you realize that it's true, all children are brats at one moment or another... then you've probably got the right sense of humor for Kennedy's verses.
For the most part, the poems make light - or fun - of the not-so-bright sorts of things kids do. Or at least thing of doing. Stowing away in a kangaroo and pouring paint through a running fan are just two of the things we hope they'd only THINK ... Read More
Rating:  - Fun
This book could be enjoyed by both children and adults. Kennedy indulges his wicked sense of humor with this collection of tightly rhymed verses. Each poem is only 4-6 lines long, and tells the tale of some mischievous child and the outcomes that follow. An example: "At the laundromat Liz Meyer - Flung her brothers in the dryer. - Round and round they've whizzed for years, - Not yet dry behind the ears." Teachers may use these pithy gems to interest kids in poetry - everyone loves to laugh!
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