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The proper way to meet a hedgehog : and other how-to poems / selected by Paul B. Janeczko ; illustrated by Richard Jones.

Van Pelt Library PZ8.3 .P936548 2019
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Janeczko, Paul B., editor.
Jones, Richard, 1977- illustrator.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Children's poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
Children's poetry, English.
English poetry.
Genre:
Poetry.
Physical Description:
44 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019.
Summary:
A collection of thirty-three how-to poems for children, ranging from the whimsical to the very practical.
Contents:
How to build a poem / by Charles Ghigna
How to tell a camel / by J. Patrick Lewis
How to be a mole / by Elaine Magliaro
The proper way to meet a hedgehog / by Allan Wolf
Toasting marshmallows / by Marilyn Singer
Mix a pancake / by Christina Rossetti
To make a meal / by Calef Brown
How to tell goblins from elves / by Monica Shannon
How to scare monsters / by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Rules / by Karla Kuskin
Rules of speaking / by Douglas Florian
Walking on Mars / by Irene Latham
Table tennis triolet / by Marjorie Maddox
Basketball rule #2 / by Kwame Alexander
How to ride a new bike / by April Halprin Wayland
Playin' jacks / by Anna E. Jordan
The swing / by Robert Louis Stevenson
How to bird-watch / by Margarita Engle
How to be a tree in winter / by Irene Latham
How to take care of your tree / by Allan Wolf
How to make a snow angel / by Ralph Fletcher
How to be a snowflake / by Elaine Magliaro
Snowflake catcher / by Charles Waters
On the Fourth of July / by Marilyn Singer
Fireworks / by Anna E. Jordan
Tired hair / by Douglas Florian
Barbershop / by Martin Gardner
A lesson from the deaf / by Nikki Grimes
How to read braille / by Steve Withrow
Best friends / by Helen Frost
How to say a little prayer / by Pat Mora
How to catch a poem / by Irene Latham
How to pay attention / by April Halprin Wayland.
Notes:
Anthology.
ISBN:
9780763681685
0763681687
OCLC:
1043193335

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