GNOMES & UNGNOMES: Poems of Hidden Creatures - Softcover

Day-Williams, Audrey; Wixted, Kristen; Thibeault, Robert; Kelly, Heather

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0998317284 ISBN 13: 9780998317281

Publisher: The Writers' Loft, 2023

Synopsis

Travel the world of mythological creatures!
GNOMES and UNGNOMES: Poems of Hidden Creatures is an expansive collection of original, illustrated poems about mythological creatures. Criss-cross the globe through the lens of over 100 authors and illustrators. From the nightmare-eating Baku of Japan to the weather-weaving Acalica fairies in Bolivia. Can you keep track of all seven heads of the Cambrian dragon? Do you want to know what's inside a unicorn's horn? Can you spot Spectre Moose in Maine? Flip the page to India and behold the stunning 9-animal patchwork Navagunjara. Or pop into a middle school dance just in time to watch Big Foot stomp on his date's toe! Oh no! From the tourist-terrorizing Drop Bears of Australia to the fireball Soucoyant of the Caribbean, this anthology is packed with more mermaids, gnomes, and other mythological creatures than you can point a shaky camera at.
With over 13 different types of poems, this book is an unbelievable poetry resource for teachers, librarians, and parents, perfect for homes and classrooms. Whatever you do, don't forget to find the hidden gnome on every spread!
*See the full list of contributors on the Writers' Loft Press website.

About this title

About the Author

Mia Wenjen is half Japanese and half Chinese American and married to a Korean American. This unusual ethnic combination made her seek out all kinds of Asian representation in children's books for her three kids. She started a blog, PragmaticMom, to share her favorite books, and Multicultural Children's Book Day to celebrate diverse children's books. 
Her debut picture book, Sumo Joe (Lee and Low, 2019) was selected as a Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year. She wrote Asian Pacific American Heroes for Scholastic (2020) and Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes as a Kickstarter pandemic project. Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World (Barefoot Books) received a starred review from School Library Journal, is a Junior Library Guild Gold selection, and made Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best list.
We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court (Red Comet Press) and Boxer Baby (Eifrig Publishing) release in 2024. Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Civil Rights Activist (Red Comet Press) releases in 2025. Follow her at pragmaticmom on social media.

From the Back Cover

GNOMES and UNGNOMES: Poems of Hidden Creatures is an expansive collection of original, illustrated poems about mythological creatures. Criss-cross the globe through the lens of over 100 authors and illustrators. From the nightmare-eating Baku of Japan to the weather-weaving Acalica fairies in Bolivia. Can you keep track of all seven heads of the Cambrian dragon? Do you want to know what's inside a unicorn's horn? Can you spot Spectre Moose in Maine? Flip the page to India and behold the stunning 9-animal patchwork Navagunjara. Or pop into a middle school dance just in time to watch Big Foot stomp on his date's toe! Oh no! From the tourist-terrorizing Drop Bears of Australia to the fireball Soucoyant of the Caribbean, this anthology is packed with more mermaids, gnomes, and other mythological creatures than you can point a shaky camera at.

From the Inside Flap

With over 13 different types of poems, this book is an unbelievable poetry resource for teachers, librarians, and parents, perfect for homes and classrooms. Whatever you do, don't forget to find the hidden gnome on every spread!

*See the full list of contributors on the Writers' Loft Press website:

Edition details

• Publisher: The Writers' Loft
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0998317284
• ISBN 13: 9780998317281
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 86