Author: Various (Selected by Barbara Rogasky)
Illustrated by: Trina Schart Hyman
Publishing information: (Scholastic, November 1, 1999, Ages 4-8)
Number of Pages: 40 pages
Genre: Poetry
Summary of Plot:
Winter comprises several months of the year. However many poem books about winter contain Christmas themes, this book does not. It purely centers on the nature of winter. It contains poems by such well known poets as Poe, Shakespeare, Dickinson, Frost, and Wordsworth.
My Reaction to the book:
This book was soothing-it wasn’t loud or boisterous. It had a good of mixture of rhythmic, free verse, and other types of poetry. I liked some poems more than others, especially those that flowed easily. I am the type of person who likes structure. My favorite poems were those that I saw structure in.
Potential Problems:
None
Recommendations:
Winter is a nice setting for poems. This book does pretty well at choosing a collection of poems that represent what winter is. For those people that are "Grinch-like", this book will not disappoint. This book does not contain any poems about Christmas.
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