Your Skeleton is Showing: Rhymes of Blunder From Six Feet Under - Hardcover

Cyrus, Kurt

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423138465 ISBN 13: 9781423138464

Publisher: Hyperion Book CH, 2013

Synopsis

The spectacular rhymes of Kurt Cyrus, paired with the deliciously grim illustrations of Crab Scrambly, take readers on an adventure through the friendliest and wackiest graveyard you'll ever find! This collection of dead-pan poems is sure to be a perennial favorite and is the perfect off-beat introduction to poetry.

About this title

About the Author:

Kurt Cyrus has written and illustrated numerous picture books, includingTadpole Rex and its companion The Voyage of Turtle Rex. He has illustrated books by other writers as well, such asThe Bones of Fred McFee by Eve Bunting, Mammoths on the Move by Lisa Wheeler, and the Pals in Peril series by M. T. Anderson. He lives in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Visit him at www.kurtcyrus.com.

Crab Scrambly's art appears in several books, as well as on T-shirts and album covers. This is his debut picture book. Find him on the web at www.crabscrambly.com.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 4-6–Macabre silliness to the max. A young narrator facilitates a reunion between a lost dog and his owner by searching a graveyard. As he looks from tombstone to tombstone for the ghost dog's master, readers learn the details of each person's life and death in a rhyming poem. They serve as a warning for those who don't care for their health or behave properly. Thumb suckers, nose pickers, and people who never floss their teeth are in for a ghastly demise. These characters have funny names, round bodies, and oversize eyes. Touches of red and yellow appear sporadically in the line drawings. Cyrus's poems are abundant in exaggeration and goofiness. About Mary Lou Smith, who died from choking on milk, he writes, “Everyone blows past their ears and nose./But never blow pasteurize.” Death is not the end in this world though. Life continues, together, for owner and her pet, shown hugging at the top of the page in a cloud. Unusual, but fun.–Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, AB, Canadaα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1423138465
• ISBN 13: 9781423138464
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Scrambly Crab