Brown, Calef. Hypnotize a Tiger.

Brown, Calef.  Hypnotize a Tiger.  Macmillan/Henry Holt     2015  unp.  $17.99  ISBN 978-0-8050-9928-7  elem/ms  Poetry  VG-BN   

Welcome to the off-kilter and poetic world of Calef Brown.  This collection of whimsical poems highlights “The Critterverse”, “Poems of a Particular Vehicular Nature”, “Schoolishness”, “Facts Poetic”, and “Word Crashes”, and leads the young readers through madcap poems emhanced by funny illustrations.  The word play is always amusing and full of nonsense and unusual reflections.  This is a great book to be read aloud as well as silently.     

Summary:  Welcome to the off-kilter and poetic world of Calef Brown.  This is a great book to be read aloud as well as silently.        

Poetry                                                            --Susan Ogintz

Behind the museum door

Hopkins, Lee Bennett, ed. Behind the museum door.
New York: Abrams. 2007. unp. $16.95.
978-0810912045 all ages
Poetry

This would be an incredible way to introduce young readers to the joys to be found in visits to the museum. Lee Bennett Hopkins has collected fourteen perfect poems from varied poets writing for children that celebrate the wonders found in museums. Each is presented on a double page spread and is brightly illustrated by wonderful pictures that capture the essence of the words and allow the readers to relate to the magnificent treasures of history, nature, and art described. This should be a must read-aloud before a visit to a museum. SO