""I'm Small" and Other Verses - Softcover

Moore, Lilian; McElmurry, Jill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 074458941X ISBN 13: 9780744589412

Publisher: Walker Books, 2002

Synopsis

I'm taller today; but nobody knows. I looked in the mirror; way up on my toes. For the very first time; I saw my Nose! How does it feel to be the first person to walk in newly fallen snow? To swing from a tree in the wind? To make a squishy picture with fingerpaints? Written by renowned poet Lilian Moore and warmly illustrated by Jill McElmurry, this collection of verses perfectly captures the memorable emotions and experiences of childhood.

About this title

About the Author:

Lilian Moore is a renowned poet and author of many well-loved books for children. She says, "The verses in I'm Small will engage readers, I hope, because of the real emotions behind them." Lilian lives in Washington, USA. Jill McElmurry has done illustrations for magazines, posters and book jackets. She is also the illustrator of the children's book Mad About Plaid. She says of I'm Small, "Reading these evocative poems for the first time I was transported back to the days of mud pies and rope swings. I was reminded of feelings I'd forgotten I'd had as a small child." Jill lives in Maryland, USA, with her husband and their two dogs.

From Publishers Weekly:

This uneven collection of 18 poems has moments of literary excellence and, unfortunately, archaisms as well. At their best, Moore's (I Never Did That Before) verses are models of economy, child-friendly and evocative. For example, a child muses on the joys of a snowsuit: "I'm zippered/ up to my chin./ I like my zipper skin./ I like the way it keeps me/ IN." Other entries seem dated, either in their references or in their use of language. A list of things that come in pairs includes "gloves to wear going to town"; a child describing an arm that's fallen asleep says, "Ooh!/ Now that it's waking,/ How funny it is!/ Like ginger ale/ That starts to fizz." A recurring cast of multicultural children stars in the illustrations. The mood of the pictures is invariably cheerful; even when a narrator is shown growing bored (as in the poem "Waiting"), McElmurry adds a comic touch (in this case, a cat unties the ribbon on the present the narrator waits to give someone). However, her contributions here lack the wit of her Mad About Plaid. Ages 2-6.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 074458941X
• ISBN 13: 9780744589412
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32