"This funny hound should stick around." —Kirkus Reviews
Praise for 16 WORDS: William Carlos Williams and "The Red Wheelbarrow" "At once spare and lush: a gorgeous introduction to the power of poetry." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Williams’s koanlike poem closes the story, its marvel of compacted meanings crystallizing everything that has come before." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Great for reading aloud, this will also be a good choice for launching poetry units and inspiring neophyte poets." —Booklist A "fine introduction to a celebrated American poet." --The New York Times Book Review "A unique picture book that shows how poetry can capture a feeling or an image with a few well-chosen words." —School Library Journal "Debut author Rogers suggests that there is power in noticing, as Williams did-- finding the extraordinary in the ordinary." —The Horn Book Magazine "A grand exploration of the reason why poetry exists." —A Fuse#8 Production, School Library Journal A Junior Library Guild selection Published by Schwartz & Wade Books. Available everywhere!
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What do you do when your
HOUND WON'T GO? You write a book about it, that's what!! Out on April 1, 2020 from Albert Whitman & Co.! Read about my inspiration for this funny and sweet picture book in Margie Myers-Culver's fab Librarian's Quest blogpost! |
Available for preorder anywhere! For signed copies, please order via my local indie, Wellesley Books! "Perhaps you know a stubborn hound? Maybe you even live with one! This floppy hound finds the perfect spot to lay about-- but it's in the middle of a crosswalk! Nothing his person tries to do seems to coax him out of the way... even a treat! What will it take to get Hound home? Find out in this adorable and relatable tale."
Andrew, via Goodreads |
