Valentine Hearts: Holiday Poetry (I Can Read Book 2) - Hardcover

Hopkins, Lee Bennett

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060080574 ISBN 13: 9780060080570

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2004

Synopsis

Lee Bennett Hopkins brings together today's best children's poets in this cheerful collection of Valentine verse. From heart-shaped sandwiches to homemade cards to sweet candy hearts, there's avalentine here for everyone!

About this title

About the Author:

Lee Bennett Hopkins's poetry anthologies include Marvelous Math, which won a Parents' Choice Gold Award and was a Reading Rainbow selection, and Spectacular Science. The recipient of a Christopher Award and the University of Southern Mississippi's Medallion for "lasting contributions to children's literature," Mr. Hopkins lives in Westchester County, New York, and Cape Coral, Florida.

From Booklist:

Gr. 1-3. Hopkins' collection of seasonal poems in the An I Can Read Book^B series comprises well-chosen, easy-to-memorize entries by prominent children's poets that bypass sappy romance to emphasize universal holiday rituals. Marilyn Singer's "Heart Art" describes getting "littered with glitter" while making cards; other poems feature valentines sent to such unconventional recipients as a school crossing guard or, as in Peggy Robbins Janousky's sly contribution, a pet dog ("I'm writing a love note to Leo / I'm gluing on bangles and beads / I know that he'd love every word that I write / If only my Leo could read"). Reminiscent of the work of G. Brian Karas, Adinolfi's primitive-style illustrations are noteworthy, capturing the reigning humor while incorporating the holiday's requisite hearts and flowers in unexpected ways. It's easy to imagine these gems enlivening poem-a-day assignments, appearing as inscribed messages in homemade valentines, or inspiring young cupids to pen their own silly or loving odes. Jennifer Mattson
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060080574
• ISBN 13: 9780060080570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Adinolfi JoAnn