Kindergarten-Grade 6-This collection of more than 100 poems should delight young fans of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky and entertain adults who are nostalgic for the witticisms of Edward Lear. Oram has chosen plays on words, limericks, short couplets, and lengthier narratives rather than image-laden mood pieces to celebrate familiar colors-"red with embarrassment," "scared yellow," and "blue bloods." Less familiar "pouces and mauves" also appear. From time to time an appropriate Mother Goose rhyme pops up. The verses have a traditional quality that reflects the author's English background: "A Friar from Gray Friar's Friary/Was found with a blasphemous diary/It said, 'Oh dear God/Please don't find this odd/But I long for a habit more fiery.'" The modern age also appears: "'The moon is made from green cheese'/For centuries people cried/Till Armstong, Aldrin and Collins/Discovered they had lied." Every color receives several pages of double-page spreads with a collage of playful illustrations, one for each poem. An inspired and welcome addition to poetry collections.
Judy Greenfield, Rye Free Reading Room, NY
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From red to violet, with the usual extras, Oram comes up with a dozen or so poems for each hue, grouped across several spreads with McKee's lively illustrations featuring appropriate colors and cleverly incorporating characters and text. The poems elaborate twists on familiar phrases (``Two Redheads Are Better Than One'') or go off on tangents from well-known maxims. ``Red Giants and Red Dwarfs,'' ``Song of the Carnivore,'' and ``Embarrassment'' round out a group that includes ``Red Tape'' and ``Red Herring''; violet wins the prize for verbal variety with ``lilac,'' ``puce,'' ``lavender,'' ``mauve,'' and more, including ``Mulberry Bush,'' one of several traditional inclusions. The conception effectively celebrates the richness and variety of English, especially in this colorful vein. The verse is a bit uneven; it can lapse into doggerel or the commonplace, but more often it's amusingly deft. An inviting book, with enough comical surprises, satirical insights, and flashes of lyricism to keep readers reading. (Poetry/Picture book. 5-10) -- Copyright �1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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