- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Tradewind Books; 1 edition (July 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1896580580
- ISBN-13: 978-1896580586
- Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 16.1 x 0.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 100 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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#176,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #66 in Books > Children's Books > Literature > Poetry > Humourous
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Product Description
Product Description
Sneezing birds, complaining flamingos, warrior Vikings and radioactive cats! All these entertaining characters and a host of child friendly themes are found in the pages of Floyd the Flamingo and His Flock of Friends, a lively, appealing book of poetry that should find its way onto the bookshelf of every family. Catchy rhymes and clever word-play make this an engaging, amusing read under a quilt, in the bath or under a tree.
About the Author
Tiffany Stone currently lives in BC. Several of her poems were published in a collection called Do Whales Jump at Nights? (Groundwood Books). Floyd the Flamingo and His Flock of Friends is her first book.
Kathryn Shoemaker has illustrated many children's books including My Animal Friends and A Telling Tale for Tradewind Books.
Kathryn Shoemaker has illustrated many children's books including My Animal Friends and A Telling Tale for Tradewind Books.
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Great humorous verse
May 13 2007
Format:Paperback
Floyd the Flamingo and His Flock of Friends has some of the best humorous verse I've come across this year. Tiffany Stone--the pictures are by Kathryn Shoemaker--divides her Roald Dahlish poems into animals, play time, nonsense, and nighttime, but there's a zany thread apparent throughout. I love the provocativeness of "Being Bad" ("Being bad--well, just a bit--/is so much fun, I just can't quit...") and the wisdom of "Nighttime Rhyme": "I eat the stars like candy./They tingle and they fizz./And when my belly's finally full,/I'm amazed how dark it is." These are poems that demand to be read aloud. I wish Floyd were twice its 64 pages.
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