Although most of us love libraries, there are few of us who would like for the library to be our final resting place—until now. In Please Bury Me in the Library, J. Patrick Lewis shows us the silly and sometimes ghoulish side of libraries. With typical Lewis humor, he wonders aloud “What if Books Had Different Names?” (like Furious George or Mary Had a Little Clam). From the silly to the macabre, Lewis asks to be buried in the library “right next to the paperbacks…with a dozen long-stemmed proses…and bookworms in his coffin”. The rhyming poems touch on topics such as book titles, the world of books, classics, and even “Reading in the Dark”. Each rhyme will appeal to young and old alike, especially those with a sense of the ridiculous.
J. Patrick Lewis has done it again. The verses in this book are written in various forms, from haiku to acrostics and couplets. “The thickly applied acrylic paint and mixed-media illustrations” by Kyle M. Stone give “a comically grotesque air, and add comprehension to the verses” (School Library Journal, 2005). From “Flea-ting Fame” to “Ab-so-lu-tas-ti-cal”, the poems in this book will make any librarians—or book lover’s heart go pitter-patter.
I would recommend this book for students in grades 1-4.
Keywords associated with this book: books, library, reading, poetry
J. Patrick Lewis has done it again. The verses in this book are written in various forms, from haiku to acrostics and couplets. “The thickly applied acrylic paint and mixed-media illustrations” by Kyle M. Stone give “a comically grotesque air, and add comprehension to the verses” (School Library Journal, 2005). From “Flea-ting Fame” to “Ab-so-lu-tas-ti-cal”, the poems in this book will make any librarians—or book lover’s heart go pitter-patter.
I would recommend this book for students in grades 1-4.
Keywords associated with this book: books, library, reading, poetry
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