THE BOOKWORM'S FEAST: A Potluck of Poems

by J. Patrick Lewis ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, 1999

Lewis (Doodle Dandies, p. 896, etc.) has created an almanac of words at play, using tongue-twisters, puns, alliteration, and many forms and fancies of rhyme scheme in an unabashed celebration of language. The book is cunningly divided into sections--""Appetizers,"" ""Sherbets,"" ""Entrees,"" ""Sumptuous Side Dishes,"" and ""Delectable Desserts""--peppered by a very few poems from other writers. Among the terrific, lightning-flash images: ""Milo Armadillo/heavy metal fellow""; Paulie McCoy, ""A peanut buttery bit of a boy""; and a little toe-counting rhyme that starts off ""Idaho pota-toe, Italian toma-toe."" In ""Home, Sweet Home"" readers bounce along to ""I met my wife in Houdy, Miss./Or was it Odear, Me.? We bought a house in Fiven, Tenn./And lived so happily."" In perfect harmony are O'Brien's marvelously textured lines, dots, stipples, and colors; his bookworms serve books-on-a-plate as a frontispiece to each section, and the characters have the bright energy of the verses.

Pub Date: Feb. 1, 1999

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 40

Publisher: Dial

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1998

Categories: POETRY