In the Woods
by David Elliott
illustrated by Rob Dunlavey
Candlewick Press, 2020. 36 pages.
Review written July 7, 2020, from a library book
In the Woods is a book of poems about fifteen creatures that live in the woods, accompanied by large, beautiful paintings.
My favorites are the short and snappy ones. Such as:
The SKUNK
Give the skunk
a lot of
room, unless
you care for
strong perfume.
The PORCUPINE
Does not hurry.
Never scampers.
Will not scurry.Beware this surface nonchalance;
when rushed, she gives
a barbed response.
The longer poems are nice, too, and none of them are terribly long. These poems nicely celebrate the woodland world.
In the back there are two pages of “Notes about the Animals” with a little more information. So this is a beginning science book as well as a beginning poetry book.
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