Susanna Leonard Hill has a feature on her blog called Perfect Picture Book Friday. It is a list of “perfect” picture books recommended by all sorts of people. I chose this book because it is an AWESOME way to get kids into poetry.
by J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt
Illustrated by MinaLima
40 pages- ages 7+
Will be Published by Chronicle Books on March 31, 2015
Theme/Topic- Poetry/Cryptids
Genre- Nonfiction
Opening and Synopsis- This isn’t the “opening” but you will get a feel of the book from it –
Synopsis – From the publisher- “Children’s Poets Laureate J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt team up to offer a smart, stealthy tour of the creatures of shadowy myth and fearsome legend—the enticing, the humorous, and the strange. Bigfoot, the Mongolian Death Worm, and the Loch Ness Monster number among the many creatures lurking within these pages. Readers may have to look twice—the poems in this book are disguised as street signs, newspaper headlines, graffiti, milk cartons, and more!”
Why I liked this book- I know this book won’t be released until later this month, but put it on your list for poetry month in April. What better way to get kids into reading poetry? The authors are both Children’s Poet Laureates and their expertise in their craft shines through. The poems are short, fun to read and they are about a cool topic -cryptids! Kids are going to love them. The illustrations have a comic book feel to them to add to the kid friendliness of the book. Check out more of the interior pages.
Ha! Bigfoot on a milk carton! 🙂 I found this book a blast to read. As an older kid, I enjoyed all the information and back-story in the front and back parts of the book. The colorful illustrations bring the whole thing together.
Activities and Resources-
Chronicle Books has a common core aligned teacher’s guide to go along with Bigfoot is Missing! Click HERE to get it!
The book itself has a bunch of resources. There is a section in the beginning of the book that describes what cryptozoology is. The end page of the book has a description and a little history behind each cryptid mentioned in the book.
I found an awesome Bigfoot activity on the A Happy Wanderer blog – make your own wearable big feet! Click HERE.
To find more Perfect Picture Books please visit Susanna Hill’s blog HERE!
Categories: Age 6-9, Perfect Picture Book Friday
Hilarious!! 🙂
YES! 😀
LOL! I should expect a great pick like this from you. I can’t wait to read it. J. Patrick Lewis always delivers.
Yes he does! It’s a great book! 😀
This sounds so interesting, Erik. What a great pairing of wit. I can’t wait to read it.
Thank you Ms. Johnson! 🙂 It’s a great book! 😀
Love the milk carton. Very funny book. Think my granddaughter would laugh at this one. Thanks.
I think so too! 😀
Love the gender unknown. Thanks for letting us see some of the cool illustrations!
It’s an awesome book! 😀
Ha, very clever. Love how poetry is in there without it being too obvious. Thanks for the early review.
Thank you Ms. Tulloch! 😀
*gulp* Thanks a lot, E. Now I am afraid of water, deserts, and ….milk cartons! GAH!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
Um… Good luck, Cupcake’s Mom! 😉
Cryptids are a fascinating subject! This book looks super, super fun. Must check it out when it comes out. Thanks for sharing, Erik.
It is a marvelous book! 😀 Cryptids rock! 😀
Wow! Scary fun! I already have some hairy big feet!
Rhythm – are YOU that big hairy thing walking through the woods in that photo? Right? WHEW! So that means that you’re that big hairy thing walking through the woods right outside our house in PA, right? 😉
My lips are sealed. 🙂
Wait. What? 😉
The illustrations are great. What a clever idea to make the poems into signs etc.
It’s a really clever book! 😀
I love this. It looks really brilliant!
It totally is! 😀
This looks awesome.
Yes. It is.
What a great duo to write this book – and I love that the poems are on wanted posters, milk cartons, and roadside signs. What fun!
It’s a great book! 😀
I really like the premise of this book and considering who’s written it, I’m thinking it’s GOT to be good 🙂 Nice review, Erik 🙂
Yes, it IS good! 😀
Duh – no wonder I can’t put this on hold! Lucky duck!
*snorts* 😉