Eating My Words: And 128 Other Poems

By Brian P. Cleary

Book Overview

At lunch, / I ate three cans / of alphabet soup. / An hour later / I had / thesaurus / throat / ever.

Would you care for a cupful of couplets? How about a helping of haiku? Brian P. Cleary offers poetry by the plateful in this clever collection Wordplay and humor abound in poems that cover everything from pets to school to food--and much more. Eye-catching illustrations add to the fun, and the book is sprinkled with bonus facts about poetic forms and rhyme schemes. Whether grabbing a quick bite or sitting down to a full meal, readers will laugh, giggle, chuckle, and chortle their way through this poetic feast

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1728487641
• ISBN13: 9781728487649
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9