“I'm the no-no bird,/ That's right, that's me./ I live up in/ The Tantrum Tree./ I'm the no-no bird,/ I won't say why/ I stamp my feet/ And shout and cry.”
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3 comments:
Hurray for childrens' poetry. Boo hiss for moral lessons disguised as childrens' poetry (tantrum tree sounds and no no sounds like it might be wanting to TEACH ME A LESSON.)
i *love* this book so much--the pictures are absolutely delightful and my fave is the one about picking berries!
RK, CS: I have not read the book yet. But I am intrigued. Writing a children's poetry book (a hip, edgy and non-didactic one, I hope) is on my life list.
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