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Author | Betsy Franco |
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Illustrator | Michael Wertz |
Cover artist | Wertz |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's poetry collection |
Published | 2009 ( Tricycle Press) |
Publication place | USA |
Media type | Print ( hardback) |
Pages | 40 (unpaginated) |
ISBN | 9781582462486 |
OCLC | 881249283 |
A Curious Collection of Cats: Concrete Poems is a 2009 Children's poetry collection by Betsy Franco and illustrated by Michael Wertz. It is made up of concrete poems in various forms, including haiku, limerick, and free verse, that highlight various aspects of cat behaviour.
A review in Kirkus Reviews of A Curious Collection of Cats wrote "Capturing the spirit of each verse, Wertz turns a collection of otherwise unremarkable visual poems into a true treat for the eyes." [1] and The Horn Book Magazine wrote "Together, poet and artist convey the silliness of cats and their humans without ever being silly themselves". [2]
A Curious Collection of Cats has also been reviewed by Booklist, [3] School Library Journal, [4] and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, [5]
It is a 2012 Beehive Poetry Award nominee. [6]
Once kids get the feel of how to follow the lines—up and down or in curving jumps or around the page borders––they will have fun with the playful images.
The poems are so embedded within the illustrations that it is hard to imagine them without the artwork; they are virtually inseparable.
We've had a fair amount of dog poetry in the last few years, so it's only fair that cats get their turn too.
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Author | Betsy Franco |
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Illustrator | Michael Wertz |
Cover artist | Wertz |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's poetry collection |
Published | 2009 ( Tricycle Press) |
Publication place | USA |
Media type | Print ( hardback) |
Pages | 40 (unpaginated) |
ISBN | 9781582462486 |
OCLC | 881249283 |
A Curious Collection of Cats: Concrete Poems is a 2009 Children's poetry collection by Betsy Franco and illustrated by Michael Wertz. It is made up of concrete poems in various forms, including haiku, limerick, and free verse, that highlight various aspects of cat behaviour.
A review in Kirkus Reviews of A Curious Collection of Cats wrote "Capturing the spirit of each verse, Wertz turns a collection of otherwise unremarkable visual poems into a true treat for the eyes." [1] and The Horn Book Magazine wrote "Together, poet and artist convey the silliness of cats and their humans without ever being silly themselves". [2]
A Curious Collection of Cats has also been reviewed by Booklist, [3] School Library Journal, [4] and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, [5]
It is a 2012 Beehive Poetry Award nominee. [6]
Once kids get the feel of how to follow the lines—up and down or in curving jumps or around the page borders––they will have fun with the playful images.
The poems are so embedded within the illustrations that it is hard to imagine them without the artwork; they are virtually inseparable.
We've had a fair amount of dog poetry in the last few years, so it's only fair that cats get their turn too.