Hot Potato: Mealtime Rhymes - Hardcover

Philip, Neil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618315543 ISBN 13: 9780618315543

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2004

Synopsis

This feast of poetry will satisfy even the pickiest of readers. Neil Philip’s joyous celebration of the table includes classic and contemporary selections from around the world, featuring poets like Lewis Carroll, Douglas Florian, Mary Ann Hoberman, Christina Rossetti, and A. A. Milne. Claire Henley’s mouth-watering illustrations make this delicious book perfect for sharing at mealtime, or anytime.

About this title

About the Author:

Neil Philip is a noted folklorist and anthologist who has written several books on Native American and multicultural themes for Clarion, including IN A SACRED MANNER I LIVE, which was named both a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. He lives in England.

From Booklist:

PreS-Gr. 1. "Mix a pancake, / stir a pancake, / Pop it in the pan; / Fry the pancake, / Toss the pancake-- / Catch it if you can." Written mostly by familiar poets for children, the selections in this picture-book collection find the delicious rhythm, action, and noise in dining. There's an Edward Lear limerick as well as some nursery rhyme nonsense. Most poems, though, are rhymed couplets with a rolling beat that will encourage children to chant along. Kids will laugh out loud, too. From Mary Ann Hoberman's tongue-twister "Yellow Butter" to Douglas Florian's birthday cake made of glue ("The children sit so quiet now. / Andchewandchewandchew"), there are plenty of opportunities for giggles. The acrylic paintings--in bright, almost garish hues and with the sugary, glossy texture of cake icing--illustrate the action and extend the giddy, playful sense in the words. Very young children may want to add their own claps and wriggles to the up-tempo, fanciful poems that find rowdy fun in an everyday subject. Gillian Engberg
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About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0618315543
• ISBN 13: 9780618315543
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Henley Claire