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Jan 11, 2010
It took a while - since she got it when she less than 12 months old - but my now-two-year-old daughter loves this book. And i, a thirty-something dad, must concur.
Inevitably, reading books with a young child leads to endless return visits to familiar stories and characters. Books get read over and over again until parents can recite them verbatim without looking (handy for tantrums in car rides BTW). While the child may enjoy hearing a familiar story told again, we get pretty tired o More...
Inevitably, reading books with a young child leads to endless return visits to familiar stories and characters. Books get read over and over again until parents can recite them verbatim without looking (handy for tantrums in car rides BTW). While the child may enjoy hearing a familiar story told again, we get pretty tired o More...
May 17, 2009
Natalie
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My children and I are great fans of Calef Brown. His poems are accessible and whimsical. The illustrations are colorful but vary in mood. They are a perfect accompaniment to the poems and make the poems irresistible. We have also have fun memorizing them and reciting them. It appeals to their goofiness.
We recently struggled through some poems of Robert Frost. My 7 year old really wanted to "get into" them. Though she enjoyed them she had a hard time understanding th More...
We recently struggled through some poems of Robert Frost. My 7 year old really wanted to "get into" them. Though she enjoyed them she had a hard time understanding th More...
Feb 17, 2010
Flamingos on the Roof is a book of poetry that deals with things from worms to peas.
The first thing that caught my eye was the art work that is involved with the cover art as well as the individual poems. The illustrations are so unique, but still amazing! They go along with the poems almost perfectly, and I don’t think the poems would be nearly as interesting without the art on the next page. The poems themselves are still very good, and they deal with many different subjects. T More...
The first thing that caught my eye was the art work that is involved with the cover art as well as the individual poems. The illustrations are so unique, but still amazing! They go along with the poems almost perfectly, and I don’t think the poems would be nearly as interesting without the art on the next page. The poems themselves are still very good, and they deal with many different subjects. T More...
Aug 23, 2008
Amber
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Jul 15, 2010
Jennifer
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All of Calef Brown's books are so much fun! His poetry is strange, whimsical and complete nonsense, but that's what makes them so great. The folksy illustrations are awesome and kids will love looking at all of the details and how they fit with the poetry. I would use this to open up a language arts/poetry lesson or discussion (or maybe as an example of humorous/nonsensical poetry).
Jun 23, 2010
Hannah
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I liked a few of the poems, but I never really felt like any of them were top notch stuff. I suppose I have a habit of comparing silly poetry to the works of Silverstein and Prelutsky, which makes anything hard to compete; however, many of the ideas were creative and were presented in a humorous format. My personal favorites were "Soggy Circus" and "Poseidon's Hair."
Jan 17, 2011
Catherine
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What a wonderful imagination
All those different connotations
If you read this book aloud
You're sure to draw a great big crowd
The poem Ten Cent Haiku
Is just the thing that I'd do
If Biscuits in the wind doesn't grab your attention,
The rest of these fine poems I'll not bother to mention.
All those different connotations
If you read this book aloud
You're sure to draw a great big crowd
The poem Ten Cent Haiku
Is just the thing that I'd do
If Biscuits in the wind doesn't grab your attention,
The rest of these fine poems I'll not bother to mention.
Jun 28, 2010
Magda
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Life is a dream
with a nautical theme on a barnacle built for two.
Stuck on the hull of a sailing ship
with powerful barnacle glue.
Together we go
with the ebb and the flow
across the ocean blue.
Hitching a ride on a sailing ship
in a barnacle built for two.
with a nautical theme on a barnacle built for two.
Stuck on the hull of a sailing ship
with powerful barnacle glue.
Together we go
with the ebb and the flow
across the ocean blue.
Hitching a ride on a sailing ship
in a barnacle built for two.
Apr 10, 2009
Mary
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I LOVE reading poetry books to my kids and this is my current favorite! At first I was put off by the unusual illustrations, but my kids love them (and now I do too) and the poem are SO FUN! "Combination Tango" is our very favorite!
Aug 31, 2011
Leslie
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Poetry book by Calef Brown 2006. Weird, amazing abstract art. These multicultural poems are unusual. Things like a poem called Birthday Lights with a birthday cake with light bulbs on it.Many other far out ideas, very fun.
Feb 01, 2009
Julie
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Another fun read that the kids love-- totally different pictures that I like, actually. The poems are so fun to read aloud and I don't get tired of them-- and we have read it a lot.
May 28, 2010
Laura
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Funny/folk art type art was good but the subject matter of the poems was not nearly as funny to me as I think it was meant to be. But then again, this book is for small children!
Jan 15, 2009
Caroline
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My friend gave this to Henry and it is a truly lovely collection of kid-friendly poems: funny, quirky, with really sweet illustrations.
Feb 15, 2011
Dawn
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My 6 year old son LOVES Flamingos on the Roof! He has the silly poems memorized and adores the beautifully illustrated pages!!!! We never get tired of this one!!
May 22, 2009
Yuliya
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Whimsical and extremely engaging! Thank you Calef Brown for writing this veggie-friendly poetry book to share with my toddler!
Aug 26, 2010
Heidi
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This is a book or poetry written for children. The art work is interesting and so are the poems.
Oct 08, 2007
Deana
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In a sense “Flamingoes on the Roof” represents a departure from Brown’s earlier works, which were collections of really short stories. However he doesn’t leave his imagination behind and each poem is accompanied by a hipster cool surreal illustration. Humor is one of Brown’s strongest gifts and the poems rhyme in joyfully silly ways. In my favorite poem “Birthday Lights” Brown writes about using light bulbs on a birthday cake to keep the wax and mess off the icing. Brown’s illustrations and poet
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Feb 18, 2008
Emily
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Rees and Hazel can't get enough of the antics in this book. They ask me to read the poems twice almost every time we pull it out. The illustrations are zany and hip and reading through these short, clever poems is a pleasure for adults as well as kids. If you want to hear some of them, there's a fun review by Daniel Pinkwater (with a reading)on NPR.com.
Hazel's favorite poem is the Appleton Twins, Rees's is Combo Tango (the kids like to act out the illustrated dance steps as fast More...
Hazel's favorite poem is the Appleton Twins, Rees's is Combo Tango (the kids like to act out the illustrated dance steps as fast More...
Aug 13, 2011
Colby
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This book will be a giant hit in any classroom. Kids will love the fun, silly, and well written poems.
Mar 05, 2008
Tat
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This is a great kids' book of poetry with wacky illustrations. A clever, non-condescending way to introduce your children to poems. And a very funny and enjoyable one.
May 01, 2008
Natasha
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A fun book of (somewhat) silly poems and really fun illustrations for them. Would be great for children because they mostly all rhyme!
Jul 08, 2008
Charlene
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This book is full of great poems that my little boy loves to recite with me and the illustrations are really great.
May 12, 2010
Pita-eater
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Heard this one reviewed on NPR. A total disappointment both in the poetry and the illustrations.
Jan 03, 2012
