Ted Kooser
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2022].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
72 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A freewheeling romp through the world of imagery and metaphor, this quietly startling collection of thirty poems, framed by the four elements, is about art and reality, fact and fancy. Look around: what do you see? A clown balancing a pie in a tree, or an empty nest perched on a leafless branch? As poet Connie Wanek alludes to in her afterword--a lively dialogue with former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser--sometimes the simplest sights and sounds "summon...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Built on a treeless yard by a family who cleared away all the sprouting trees on the property, a house is eventually abandoned and left to deteriorate on a lot that is gradually overrun by wild trees, in a poignant tale of loss, change, and nature's quiet triumph.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Posey is feeling gloomy. Everything seems dull. Maybe he needs new glasses? Perhaps a trip to the Cheer Up Thrift Shop with his energetic young neighbour, Andy, will help. But when the duo try on the glasses in the shops barrel, they're in for a big surprise. One pair with stars for frames shows only constellations in a night sky. Round frames reveal a world all aswirl, while a heart-shaped pair makes everything pink. And as soon as Mr. Posey...