Brian Swann

A lovely collection, with the occasional weird academic snoot - but since I'm used to that from Kipling and Yates, I'll live. The stories themselves are utterly lovely.

I did not care for this book because I was both confusing and off-putting at the same time. The riddles or poems in this book are so vague and mysterious. I really have no idea what most of them are talking about. I think it would confuse children that have not previously been introduced to this culture, which could lead to a study to help me and children that read this book better, but not a book to read for fun.

I enjoyed this riddle-poems book for a few different reasons. One thing I liked about this riddle-poem book was that the illustrations supported the riddle-poem and helped the reader to better understand what the poem was describing. I also like that the author provided an answer key at the end of what each poem was describing. I thought this was great because it does not leave the reader completely guessing what the author was trying to portray.

The main purpose of this book is to open the show more reader’s eyes to different perspectives of life through a different lens. show less

Swann's "The House With No Door" is a book of African riddle-poems. The illustrations are made by watercolor and are very appealing to the eye these riddle poems allow the reader to see the world in a new light. This is not a book that I'd use to base lessons around, but it would be nice to have in the class library for free reading. Students would be able to figure out puzzles through reading.