All the Small Poems and Fourteen More - Softcover

Worth, Valerie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0374403457 ISBN 13: 9780374403454

Publisher: Square Fish, 1996

Synopsis

All the Small Poems and Fourteen More gathers all four of Valerie Worth’s small poetry children’s books and includes the original illustrations by Natalie Babbitt, the award-winning writer/artist of Tuck Everlasting.

Inspired by her love of nature, Valerie Worth’s wondrous verse about animals, plants, and other everyday objects presents a perfect perspective of the world through a child’s eyes.

This volume includes Small Poems, More Small Poems, Still More Small Poems, and Small Poems Again.

About this title

About the Author:

Valerie Worth (1933-1994) grew up in Pennsylvania and Florida, and lived for a year in India. She met Natalie Babbitt at Kirkland College, and Babbitt illustrated four volumes of her poems, which were collected in All the Small Poems and Fourteen More. The National Council of Teachers of English honored Worth with its Poetry Award for Excellence, which acknowledges a body of work.

A gifted artist and writer, Natalie Babbitt (1932-2016) is the award-winning author of many classic stories, including Tuck Everlasting, The Eyes of the Amaryllis, and the Newbury Honor Book Kneeknock Rise, among many other brilliantly original books for young people.

Review:

“Every bit as worth as their predecessors.” ―The Horn Book

“A virtual catalog of brief meditations on little earthly wonders-from "Amoeba" to "Zinnias"-rendered in characteristically simple yet exquisitely language and though.” ―Voice of Youth Advocates

“Ms. Worth brilliantly employs all aspects of the poet's craft...Like haiku, her poems are written in the present tense of one thing keenly observed, inviting readers to complete the picture.” ―Myra Cohn Livingston, The New York Times Book Review

“Valerie Worth's small, solid poems are consistently accessible but never condescending or compromising...The observations are sharp, matter-of-fact, fresh but unforced, and Natalie Babbitt's precise, understated drawings have the same virtues.” ―Pointer/Kirkus Reviews

“All the original collaborations between this poet and artist are collected in this volume, which includes ninety-nine poems and an additional fourteen new ones. The early works have been widely praised, for good reason, and the new verses are every bit as worthy as their predecessors...the book is a gift to cherish.” ―The Horn Book

About this edition

• Publisher: Square Fish
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0374403457
• ISBN 13: 9780374403454
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• Illustrator: Babbitt Natalie