Books To the Ceiling
Books to the ceiling
Books to the sky
My piles of books are a mile high
How I love them
How I need them
I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them
Arnold Lobel
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Pio Peep!: Rimas Tradicionales en Espanol with CD
Selected by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
English Adaptations by Alice Schertle
Illustrated by Viví EscriváSimilar to Merry Navidad! Christmas Carols in Spanish and English, Pio Peep! is a collection of nursery rhymes that originated in Spanish speaking countries. Just like Merry Navidad!, Pio Peep! contains English version of the nursery rhymes. To make the English version flow like poetry, the English poems are not a direct translation.
When the book was first published in 2003, the book did not include a cd. In the 2006 version, Pio Peep! includes a CD with 8 nursery rhymes from the book in both English and Spanish. The nursery rhymes, both in English and Spanish are sung with music like songs.
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Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs
Written by Alan Katz
Illustrated by David CatrowKids love silly songs or silly poems. Many years ago, I had a chance to order some books for a kindergarten class. One book I got was called Andrew’s Loose Tooth. It was an instant hit and they just about wore out the tape and the book. Part of the appeal was the silliness of the story. Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs is a collection of songs or poems—depending on the student’s familiarity of the original song— that are twists on many of the childhood song we all know, such as “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” and “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” The words have been changed but the rhythm and meter of the original song is still there, so that the students can still sing the poems.
Katz also released a book of poetry (OOPS!) on March 1, 2008 that looks like it might be another a student favorite.
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Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry
Written by Joyce Sidman
Illustrated by Michelle BergJoyce Sidman is the author of many books of poetry for children. In Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry a cat is lost and meets a neighborhood dog on the loose, they are caught in a rain storm and the result is a story of friendship. The book is similar to a play in that different characters have different thoughts and lines that adds to the entire story. The result is that the book can be read as a single poem or the reader can follow one character, such as the crow, or the clouds. Either way this is a fabulous book. Concrete poetry allows the writer to play with shapes and placement of the words, and Sidman made use of every possible surface to tell the story. I can see this book being an example that leads into a language arts and art project. This is a great book that shows poetry in a different format.
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