Comments on: John Ciardi’s Halloween Limerick for Children – A Good Poem About a Haunted House

By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:19:20 +0000

My pleasure, Milou. I did The Hopeful Trout in part because this is a book that every library either should have or be able to get for you easily through an inter-library loan. Happy Halloween .

By: poetry4kids

poetry4kids — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:49:45 +0000

Hi Janice,

Thanks for your great recommendations. I am writing poetry for kids on my Halloween blog. I was just looking for a book with good limericks. I like the illustrations as well.:-)

Have a great day,
Milou

By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:42:18 +0000

And things like that can matter much more on picture books than on those for adults, because many children of the age for “Scared Silly” don’t know all the letters yet.

By: Amelia

Amelia — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:36:42 +0000

The cover title is a bad font. I glanced at it and it looked like “Seared Silly.” What is this about, ahi tuna appetizers?

By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:25:14 +0000

Thanks for the comment on Dante. Sometimes when I decide to read a classic written in a foreign language, I spend weeks thinking about which translation to read. So it’s helpful to have comments like yours (especially given that Sayers is better known to many than Ciardi, so they might reach for her first).

By: this buddy of mine

this buddy of mine — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:18:42 +0000

John Ciardi’s translation of Dante is my favorite (better than Dorothy Sayers)…I’ll have to check out his poems