Product Description
A collection of poems by a frequent contributor to The New Yorker includes selections that whisper, offer humor, and enable readers to identify their own feelings.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 2 reviews)

Sweet Corn

5 Stars
December 14, 2006
Do you like poetry? Well, this is a book that your gonna want to read. James Stevenson uses powerful words to get you into the poems, and it will make you want to read more. But I'm sure you'll love his poem "Tree House." "Mountaineers and pirates Ascend and Descend" "How many people are up there now?" "Green leaves keep it secret." You'll be delighted by all of his poems. I love this book and so will you. So go read "Sweet Corn."

Quirky Corn

4 Stars
April 25, 2001
TEXT SUMMARY= James Stevenson has united in this volume a variety of short poems that range from ryhming, to free verse, and always include a twist of one kind or another.VISUAL SUMMARY= The poems are accompanied by small watercolour and black pen sketches, or laid out in different patterns and orientations in ways that relate to the poem's subject. Varying the text size and font as well create visual images simply with just the words.CRITIQUE= While not as popular as the rhyme and simple humour of Jack Prelutsky or Shel Silverstein, Stevenson's own work is something innovative and new, introducing children to non-rhyming free-verse. Although the humour is not the type that makes you crack out laughing, with a little extra thinking, it will definitely make you smile. The layout of the book is simple and consistant, with page numbers and titles at the top, and then the poem spread over the page or mixed with illustrations. Overall, the book seems to be a nice hidden gem filled with amusing quirks.

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