Books by Kalli Dakos and Complete Book Reviews

A Funeral in the Bathroom and Other School Bathroom Poems
A Funeral in the Bathroom and Other School Bathroom Poems
Kalli Dakos, illus. by Mark Beech. Albert Whitman, $14.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-8075-2675-0
With several offerings built around the idea that "There should be a place/ kids can go/ when life has dealt/ another blow," Dakos's humorous, bittersweet poems and Beech's mischievous illustrations center on the school bathroom as a place of refuge,
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Put Your Eyes Up Here: And Other School Poems
Put Your Eyes Up Here: And Other School Poems
Kalli Dakos, Author, G. Brian Karas, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $16.95 (64p) ISBN 978-0-689-81117-3
Two new titles playfully present the ups and downs of classroom life through poems. Put Your Eyes Up Here and Other School Poems by Kalli Dakos, illus. by G. Brian Karas, finds narrator Penny unnerved by her new teacher, Ms. Roys, who is not...
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Mrs. Cole on an Onion Roll: And Other School Poems
Mrs. Cole on an Onion Roll: And Other School Poems
Kalli Dakos, Author, JoAnn Adinolfi, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks $11.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-82687-0
The eccentric artwork matches the energy of these 32 goofy verses covering an array of subjects, from teachers to daydreaming to basketball games. Ages 5-8. (Aug.)
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