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The Paper Doorway: Funny Verse and Nothing Worse
Another world awaits you.... Moose juice. A bear with one green ear. Broccoli that "stalks" its prey. A dragon that plays the piano and kazoo. A kite-flying werewolf Trees that sneeze.
Sound unbelievable?
It all becomes reality when you step through "The Paper Doorway."
"New York Times" best-selling author Dean Koontz has created a wickedly fun book of poems, accompanied by f...more
Sound unbelievable?
It all becomes reality when you step through "The Paper Doorway."
"New York Times" best-selling author Dean Koontz has created a wickedly fun book of poems, accompanied by f...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
March 1st 2003
by HarperCollins
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This is a great book of poems for grades 3-6 by, of all people, Dean Koontz. They are just quirky & irreverent enough to appeal to this age group. The poems rank right up there with works by Shel Silverstein & Jack Prelutsky. With such themes as: the confusion of plurals (if the plural of goose is geese, why isn't the plural of moose meese?); the difficulty in not daydreaming in school; and getting "pulled" into a good book, kids will find something in which they can relate. There are al...more
When I heard about The Paper Doorway I thought Dean Koontz had had a midlife crisis or something and decided to start writing children’s books, but apparently this is his second delving into the world of the littleluns, having published another children’s book, Santa’s Twin. And now he brings us this ditty, wonderfully illustrated by Phil Sparks, as you are taken into a world that has a different dimension on every page, approaching the scary and horrific in places, but then jumping back to the...more
I recently gave my 12 year old son the assignment to reflect on poetry that he had recently read. His response was that he could not do the assignment, as he did not like poetry and had never really read any poetry.
My response to him went something like this “but you love poetry, and you recently were telling me about all the great little ‘stories’ you were reading in your Dean Koontz book.”
His response “That’s not poetry, I liked that book. It was full of funny little stories.”
We had a long dis...more
My response to him went something like this “but you love poetry, and you recently were telling me about all the great little ‘stories’ you were reading in your Dean Koontz book.”
His response “That’s not poetry, I liked that book. It was full of funny little stories.”
We had a long dis...more
Impulse grab from the library. Really, Koontz writing light verse for children?! So far so cute. Might not have gotten published if the author's name wasn't already established, though.
Ok done. Yup, that's about it. Might appeal more to those young male reluctant readers we're so worried about, though. Good resource for a classroom, 3-6th grade, when doing a poetry unit.
Ok done. Yup, that's about it. Might appeal more to those young male reluctant readers we're so worried about, though. Good resource for a classroom, 3-6th grade, when doing a poetry unit.
Had a lot of fun with this. Perfect for kids who aren't QUITE ready for Shel Silverstein yet. Also, look out for the mice lurking on every page...
Well, he certainly is no Shel Silverstein, but some of the poems were funny.
Another fun one by Koontz. I love his imagination.
Hilarous. Quick and easy read.
I love poems, so I liked this book!
I got this for the kids cuz imma huge Dean Koontz fan and I don't know if they cared for it much...needless to say i really loved it and it found a home on my shelf
yay for an author breaking out of the norm
yay for an author breaking out of the norm
While a few are a bit dark and feel very much like Dean Koontz, most of these are silly and my kids loved them...well the 10 year old and the 6 year old loved them, the older ones did not!
This book of poems was funny and entertaining. I love poem books, and this was no different! The pictures really made it come to life!
Great book of poetry for kids and Moms!
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Acknowledged as "America's most popular suspense novelist" (Rolling Stone) and as one of today's most celebrated and successful writers, Dean Ray Koontz has earned the devotion of millions of readers around the world and the praise of critics everywhere for tales of character, mystery, and adventure that strike to the core of what it means to be human.
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