Joan Bransfield Graham, Author, Nancy Davis, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-90501-2
Graham (Splish Splash) reflects on the meaning and many permutations of light in 23 concrete poems. There's one set in the form of a crescent moon (""New moon/ sliver thin/ nice to see/ the night grin""), another sprinkled across a spread like...
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called this collection of 21 (mostly) concrete poems with vivid graphic illustrations "a delightful blend of visual and verbal fun." Ages 4-8. (Mar.)
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Joan Bransfield Graham, Author, Steven M. Scott, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $16 (40p) ISBN 978-0-395-70128-7
Illustrated with bold graphics and gingham trimmings, 21 clever poems about water burble and dance across the pages of this vivid volume. Except for Graham's introductory poem (which explains that water ``often spells surprises/ with its changing...
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Joan Bransfield Graham, illus. by Krysten Brooker. Amazon/Two Lions, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4778-4715-2
When a boy is "seized by a rhythmical beat," he extemporaneously crafts poems in response to the events of the day: "I tried to eat my breakfast/ but didn't hesitate/ to scribble on the napkins/ and doodle cross my plate." During a storm, he...
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Joan Bransfield Graham, illus. by Tania Garcia. Clarion, $19.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-358-39604-8
Concrete poems introduce the remarkable attributes of major Earth landforms in this
playfully informational picture book whose shapely verse suits its subjects. A piece about continental drift takes the form of seven continents. Elsewhere, lines...
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