Nina and Nolan Build a Nonsense Poem

by Lisa Bullard, Patrick Girouard (Illustrator), Kris Bigalk (Consultant Editor)

Nina and Nolan learn about poetry concepts such as alliteration, meter, and rhyme and with it create nonsense poetry. This series can get young writers writing their own poems! Join in on the adventure as friends learn the basics of writing poetry and the use of rhyme, meter, alliteration, and other tools to write their own poems. Each book in the series covers a different type of poem. From limericks to acrostics, you can follow the story that shows the steps needed to create your new poem. Activities in the back of the book provide additional information and writing practice.

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 2011

About the author

Lisa Bullard is the award-winning author of more than sixty books for children, including the middle grade mystery Turn Left at the Cow. She is also the author of the how-to guide Get Started in Writing for Children. Her books for younger readers include picture books and nonfiction titles such as Trick-or-Treat on Milton Street and You Can Write a Story: A Story-Writing Recipe for Kids. Her books have won several honors, including a Children’s Choice Award, two Teacher’s Choice Awards, a Science Books & Films’ Best Books listing, a National Parenting Publications Children's Resources Silver Award, and a Storytelling World Awards Honor Title. For over fifteen years, Lisa has taught writing classes for adults and young people at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis and in a variety of other settings. Lisa is a graduate of the University of Denver’s Publishing Institute.

Reviews

[Rita]

This is a book that is very short, and this book talk is mainly want to show children that how the poem shows like, in this book the poem use a lot of figurative language to shows more details. Maybe this book have less plot, but this book teach a lot of things.

[KWOK William]

I expected this book to be very reality because it is talking about the one boy , one girl and the girl mom they are playing a paper.the boy asked her mom what is personification means ,she says it is like animals doing people jobs , like dog speaking

[Rebecca Wu]

Nina and Nolan were learn how to build a nonsense poem better. So they can help reader to build nonsense poem better. Read this book I can feel Nina and Nolan they are very enthusiastic to help the reader. I think they are good person.

[Teresa Grabs]

Ah, the nonesense poem. Fun for many, a daunting task for some. Bullard's approach to teaching how to write a nonsense poem was fun, cute, and tried to make it seem easy. It takes a certain type of creative mind and humor to make up words and write things that do not make sense. This book would be a great addition to any home and classroom setting.

[J.D. DeHart]

Lisa Bullard employs poetic vocabulary in an inviting text that pairs words and images. I would gladly use this as an introduction to the fine form of poetry. Well done!

[Lady Ash Adan van Sealand]

Another wonderful addition to the Poetry Builders series, this installment teaches budding poets the basics of writing nonsense poems. I read this with my cubs, and we all had fun trying our hand at writing nonsense poems. I have to say, the Name Game poem is cute! There's a glossary at the end, and a for further reading section.

***Many thanks to Netgalley & Norwood House for providing an ecopy in exchange for a fair and honest review.