Falling Up (utgåvan 1996)

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I love this book. It is a large collection of all different poetry that the author wrote. It's filled with a lot of different characters and provides a story for everyone. It is interesting that anyone can find something they may enjoy in this book. There are many different types of poems and story lines to engage each reader. It can be a quick read or extend longer if the reader chooses to read many different parts of the book. ( )

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Very whimsical, I enjoyed the creativity and rhymes. ( )

Re-read for Solomon's bedtime story.

Many many moons ago, when I spent the summer as a Girl Scout camp counselor in Alaska, Sarat sends this to me as a part of a care package and it remains one of my favorite books that I've ever received as a gift. I probably would have though of myself as "too old" to have bought this for myself at the time, but I loved it then, and I love getting to share it with my kids now. Fun to read, fun to read aloud, and fun to gawk at all the illustrations together -- it's a fantastic family read-aloud.

It makes me want to invest in more children's poetry, while at the same time I wonder what else could possibly hold up to Silverstein's goofy wordplay and imaginative irreverence? ( )