Exuding magic and unbridled creativity on every page, this is a book with the potential to heal more than just fish. —Publishers Weekly
An enchantingly abstract invitation to ponder poetry. —Kirkus Reviews
A great book for any age! At this very moment, it feels like one of the best books I've ever bought! —A Year of Reading blog
Jean-Pierre Siméon is a poet, novelist and dramatist. He is a professor of modern languages and literature who has worked prodigiously in the field of poetry. He has published regularly since 1984 and has received the Antonin Artaud Prize (1984), the Guillaime Apollinaire Prize (1994)and the Max Jacob Prize (2006). Olivier Tallec was born in Brittany in 1970. After graduating from the Ecole Supérieure d'Art graphique in Paris he worked in advertising as a graphic designer, after which he devoted himself to illustration. Since then he has done numerous illustrations for newspapers and magazines and has illustrated over 50 books for children.
Exuding magic and unbridled creativity on every page, this is a book with the potential to heal more than just fish. —Publishers Weekly
An enchantingly abstract invitation to ponder poetry. —Kirkus Reviews
A great book for any age! At this very moment, it feels like one of the best books I've ever bought! —A Year of Reading blog
A book that has been used by both K and 3rd grade teachers in Brooklyn. Keep in mind for poetry month. This is a book that spurs kids to write. Instead of introducing a top 50 list or trying to make poetry fun through nonsense rhyming, all of which is worthwhile, this book gets children writing by freeing them up to draw from immediate experience and create!
Follows young Arthur as he ventures into his neighborhood to find out what a poem is.
Every once in a while, you stumble upon something so lovely, so unprl"