Review of the Day: Marshmallow Clouds by Ted Kooser & Connie Wanek, ill. Richard Jones

Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech
By Ted Kooser and Connie Wanek
Illustrated by Richard Jones
Candlewick Press
$19.99
ISBN: 9781536203035
Ages 6-10
On shelves March 15th

Often, poetry is meant to invoke the ineffable. A feeling. The way a certain slant of light snags a memory. Like music or art, poetry is capable of creating its own mood. Yet when we look at children’s poetry as a whole, quietude is easily buried beneath a whole host of louder, flashier, zippier concept...

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Published on February 10, 2022 21:00
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