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• Junior Library Guild Selection

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At lunch, / I ate three cans / of alphabet soup. / An hour later / I had / thesaurus / throat / ever. Would you care for a cupful of couplets? How about a helping of haiku? Brian P. Cleary offers poetry by the plateful in this clever collection! Wordplay and humor abound in poems that cover everything from pets to school to food—and much more. Eye-catching illustrations add to the fun, and the book is sprinkled with bonus facts about poetic forms and rhyme schemes. Whether grabbing a quick bite or sitting down to a full meal, readers will laugh, giggle, chuckle, and chortle their way through this poetic feast!

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"""An astounding work-the crème de la crème from the best of the best!""-- Kenn Nesbitt, former US Children's Poet Laureate -- (9/28/2023 12:00:00 AM)"

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Brian P. Cleary is an American humorist, poet, and author. He is best known for his books written for grade-school children that explore grammar, math and poetry in humorous ways. In his role in the digital division of American Greetings, he's put words in the mouths of Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, William Shatner, Meghan Trainor and more. The multi-million selling author has performed poetry workshops in 500 elementary schools across the county. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

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