Enchanted Lion Books - Beastly Verse - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A surprising humorous and graphically exquisite presentation of sixteen classic animal poems that spark with fun and cleverness. Poetry and children belong together and for a long time the music and playfulness of verse wove itself through children's days and lives. Beastly Verse aims to help return the wonder of poetry to children's lives through sixteen exquisitely illustrated poems four of which have the surprise and pleasure of being foldouts. Consisting of playful as well as powerfully memorable poems Beastly Verse transports the reader into a richly worded world of tigers hummingbirds owls elephants pelicans yaks snails and even telephones! A playful romp through verse rhyme and gorgeous images this book carries children into the poetic realm in a way that is not only fun and inviting but inspiring as well! Representing poems from Anonymous as well as some lesser well - known poets this volume also includes poems from Lewis Carroll William Blake Robert Desnos Hilaire Belloc William Cowper Christina Rossetti and D. H. Lawrence. Both short and long these poems can be read and reread committed to memory and enjoyed all life long. Joo Hee Yoon is an illustrator and printmaker committed to the art of bookmaking. Her art work has appeared in the New York Times New Yorker Magazine Le Monde and many other international publications.
Title: Beastly Verse
Brand: Enchanted Lion Books
Barcode: 9781592701667
Pages: 48 Pages, Color Illustrations Throughout
Publication Date: 4/7/2015
Category: Educational: English Literature