Monday, May 01, 2006

Joyful Noise; Poems For Two Voices, by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Eric Beddows


I bought this book way back in 1995 for my very future children, but I never had a chance to read it with someone else until my recent beach trip with my sister and family- and we didn't even read it to Bowden and Lucy.
I love the idea of this book- it's about insects, but the poems are split into two parts that harmonize or interweave depending on the nature of the insect. It's a beautiful idea, and I think that Bowden would like to hear it read by both his parents.
Bowden does enjoy the bug pictures, even though generally he's wary of most bugs.
(Harper Trophy, 1988)

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