The author uses a LOT of alliteration in this book–and I’m a fan of alliteration, but there were so many “s” sounds and words that I tried to avoid them in my poetryaction. Fail. All I really did was swap out “s” for “sh,” I fear. Oh, well. Fun book, and I had fun playing with my poetryaction.
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Poetryaction: After reading a picture book, sometimes I jot down a quick poem based on something in the book. It could be inspired by the entire book, the setting, a character, or even just a tiny detail in a picture or a single phrase from the text. I’m using picture books as a jumping off point for poems. I thought this might be something interesting for you to do in your classroom, so I’m going to share some of them here. I’m collecting them on a Pinterest board.
Bookalikes: A lot of times, when I’m reading a book, I think, “Oh, this would be fun to pair with XYZ book!” So I’m sharing those here when I think of them. These have their own bookalikes Pinterest board, too:>)
8 Responses
Laura,
Your poem has me curious about this book. Good marketing scheme. Hmmm…Remind me I want you to write a poetryaction about any book I get published.
I found humor in your attempt to avoid the use of “s.” Try to avoid something and it’s all you hear. 😉
Yay! It’s working! My goal with these is to spread the word about books I enjoy. But I wanted to do something different, not just write a paragraph about why I liked it. And what do I love more than anything? Writing a poem. So these quick little poems are great exercises for me, fun to share, and I hope they pique people’s interests about the books. Win-win-win! And, yes, sigh. “S” became the pink elephant in the room!
Laura,
Your poem has me curious about this book. Good marketing scheme. Hmmm…Remind me I want you to write a poetryaction about any book I get published.
I found humor in your attempt to avoid the use of “s.” Try to avoid something and it’s all you hear. 😉
Yay! It’s working! My goal with these is to spread the word about books I enjoy. But I wanted to do something different, not just write a paragraph about why I liked it. And what do I love more than anything? Writing a poem. So these quick little poems are great exercises for me, fun to share, and I hope they pique people’s interests about the books. Win-win-win! And, yes, sigh. “S” became the pink elephant in the room!
It works for me Laura. If you had noticed the “sh” sound at the beginning and tried to change it, it would have ended up differently and look what fun we would have missed. I cannot imagine anything differently. It’s yours and it’s “ticklish.”
Thanks, Martha–that is the fun of poetry, isn’t it? You never know where it will lead!
It works for me Laura. If you had noticed the “sh” sound at the beginning and tried to change it, it would have ended up differently and look what fun we would have missed. I cannot imagine anything differently. It’s yours and it’s “ticklish.”
Thanks, Martha–that is the fun of poetry, isn’t it? You never know where it will lead!