Sweets and Treats: A Book of Dessert Poems (Hyperion Chapters) - Softcover

Goldstein, Bobbye S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078681280X ISBN 13: 9780786812806

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1998

Synopsis

From ice cream to cookies to cakes, a collection of mouth-watering poems about kids' favorite desserts is presented, with treats from such authors as Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, and Karla Kuskin. Simultaneous.

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Ice Cream by Cary Crockin
Grandma Louise's Gingerbread by Crescent Dragonwagon
The Snack Attack by Bobbye S. Goldstein
Trifles by Frederic S. Goldstein
Mickey Jones by X. J. Kennedy
On A Trip Through Yellowstone by X. J. Kennedy
Chocolate by Karla Kuskin
Berries On The Bushes by Eve Merriam
Menu by Eve Merriam
Decisions, Decisions by Cecily Mopsey
Pop, Pop, Popcorn by Cecily Mopsey
The Ice-cream Pain by Jeff Moss
The Milk-shake Cafe by Brian Patten
Beneath A Blue Umbrella by Jack Prelutsky
Chocolate-covered Salami by Jack Prelutsky
Forty Performing Bananas by Jack Prelutsky
I Did Not Eat Your Ice Cream by Jack Prelutsky
My Brother's Really Stingy by Jack Prelutsky
Someone Swiped The Cookies' by Jack Prelutsky
Ice-cream Stop by Shelby Silverstein
A Moon In Your Lunch Box by Michael Spooner
-- Table of Poems from Poem FinderŪ

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3-This enticing collection of 21 poems is divided into four sections: fruit; ice cream; cookies, candy, and cake; and snacks. The selections are largely by well-known poets, including Jack Prelutsky, Karla Kuskin, Eve Merriam, and X. J. Kennedy, and two by Goldstein herself. All of the lighthearted compositions are rhymed, with the exception of Michael Spooner's lovely free-verse offering, "A Moon in Your Lunch Box." Humorous black-and-white pictures of children, many with their tongues hanging out in anticipation of these treats, complement the text. While these poems can be found elsewhere, the appeal of this book is its accessibility to beginning readers. It also makes a nice companion volume to Goldstein's What's on the Menu? (Viking, 1992).
Barbara Chatton, College of Education, University of Wyoming, Laramie
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 078681280X
• ISBN 13: 9780786812806
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Couri Kathy