Book description
What do you like about summer?Mountain hikes?
Picking cherries?
Curve balls?
Ice cream cones?
What do you not like about summer?Blackouts?
Bee swarms?
Thunderstorms?
Ninety degrees?
However you answered, Douglas Florian will convince you that summer is great. His poems and pictures add up to the best vacation imaginable --…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Summersaults as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love wordplay, and Douglas Florian is a master. His poems are short, fun, and well-crafted. He also illustrates his books, in a style that is sketchy, childlike, and textural. When I need a bit of lighthearted inspiration for my own poetry, Florian always delivers. He has written dozens of books, but his book about summer called Summersaults captures the essence of his style. Here’s a delicious sample:
"A Summery"
June: We seeded.
July: We weeded.
August: We eated.
From Bob's list on The best children’s poetry books that also appeal to adults.
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