The Lavender Box: Poems for Children

By Jacqueline Feldman

Book by Feldman, Jacqueline This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962390305
• ISBN13: 9780962390302
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Ellicott Pr
• Length: 41 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 7.3" x 0.5"
• Age Range: 3 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 6

Customer Reviews

Charming, whimsical poems for children.

"The Lavender Box" is an utterly charming and delightful collection of poems that should appeal to children between the ages of, say, 5 and 11. Accompanied by squiggly and expressive pen-and-ink drawings, the poems cover a range of childhood concerns -- from the invention of a new language with words like "ishta bishta," to the feel of an earthworm ("There's nothing really firm/ About a wriggly, wiggly worm"), to the pressing responsibilities of caring for a brood of clamshells ("Sometimes I take them for a walk/ And carry them, all thirty;/ And sometimes give them all a bath/ When they are very dirty."). The poems manage to capture a child's point of view without slipping into condescension, and the language is both rhythmical and fresh. In short, this is a real gem of a book, and would be a valuable addition to any child's bookshelf.