The Man in the Moon-Fixer's Mask - Hardcover

JonArno Lawson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1932425829 ISBN 13: 9781932425826

Publisher: Wordsong, 2006

Synopsis

Finalist, The Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry. A variety of imaginary and real creatures, unusual people, and miscellaneous obsessions appear in this highly accessible and unusual book of wordplay. Lawson's craftsmanship utilizes alliteration,assonance, consonance, and rhyme that contribute to the playful energy of the poetry. A treat for the ear and the eye, the poems offer a puzzle for the mind and tongue that will engage young readers and help develop their love of language.

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About the Author

JonArno Lawson is the author of two books of poetry for adults: Love is an Observant Traveler and Inklings, as well as a contributor the The Chechens: A Handbook edited by Amjad Jaimoukha. He lives in Toronto, Canada, with his wife and two children. The man in the Moon-Fixer's Mask is his first book for children.

Sherwin Tjia is a Montreal-based poet and painter. He is the author of four books: Gentle Fictions, Pedigree Girls, Pedigree Girls Forever, and The World is a Heartbreaker. The Man in the Moon-Fixer's Mask is the first book he has illustrated. He is currently working on a pseudohaiku collection, My Girlfriends Have Always Been Tomboys.

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8–Unusual creatures, a fallen moon, and a girl searching through her soccer-socks sack for a matching pair are just some of the subjects in this collection of nonsense rhymes. Many of the selections focus on animals, real and imagined, including a frog who meets a heron in the wood and realizes that ...his prognosis/is not very good, a snake that kisses with a double-pronged tongue, and The Hippopossum (Sleepy, stocky, awkward, awesome–/He'll eat anything you toss him). A few of the poems focus on humans, including five-year-old Ella-Bella, who must wash the dishes every morning, and Vincent the Vanisher, who ...knows how to vanish/but not how to come back. Some offerings showcase a world turned on its ear: The Itibar of Ilm looked in a mirror–And there he saw the Ilm of Itibar./'Is that me?' (The fear he underwent!)/'Me that is,' he heard, and felt content. Black-and-white ink drawings appear throughout, reflecting the humorous tone of the verses. While the collection is a bit uneven and some of the poems seem geared more toward adults, most are appropriate for young readers. An additional purchase.–Kristen Oravec, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Strongsville, OH
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About this edition

• Publisher: Wordsong
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1932425829
• ISBN 13: 9781932425826
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 80
• Illustrator: Sherwin Tjia