Autumnblings

Hastily read, most of the poems and illustrations might be dismissed as simplistic and simply silly; but closer examination and consideration reveal depth and cleverness. My appreciation for the works has increased after several attentive revisits. Children should enjoy the childlike nature of the watercolors, and if an adult reader discusses the forms and meanings of the wordplay, children will find favorites among the poetry selections.

Lovely, fun, and aimed directly at children. Lots of funny word-play, puns, homonyms & homophones. No adults need run interference or assist w/ interpretation. Almost as good as the companion [b:Winter Eyes|998168|Winter Eyes|Douglas Florian|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348217236s/998168.jpg|983661], better, imo, than [b:Summersaults|1470050|Summersaults|Douglas Florian|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1183925446s/1470050.jpg|1460998]. Unfortunately my library doesn't have [b:Handsprings|1616959|Handsprings|Douglas Florian|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347787909s/1616959.jpg|1610840] but I put it on my to-read list anyway!

Autumblings is a book of poems and paintings by Douglas Florian. It is a collection of concrete and lyric poems about the things that happen in Autumn. It is full of very clever verse and fun illustrations.

Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love the relief from summer and the beautiful colors of fall. I also love poetry so this book practically jumped off the shelf at me.

I think poetry can and should be used to teach all elementary subjects of study. This would be a great back to school book for the first week of class. I would probably read parts of this book every day for the first couple of weeks and ask the children to write about their favorite time of year.

This book is a collection of poems that describe all of the different sensations. holidays, and colors that arise in autumn. There are poems about Halloween and Thanksgiving as well as what there is to love and loathe about the season. Some poems fall down the page just as the falling leaves. The illustrations are very simple and look like they might have been drawn by a child.

25 months - O is really not into poetry, as I found out this month when I borrowed 3-4 books from the library. But this book of poems did remind her of the seasons and she's talking about them again. There were 2 or 3 poems that I really enjoyed and the others were just ok. We will have to revisit this one in the fall next year.

Although this is a children's book, I found this collection of poems about the fall season to be surprisingly charming! Fun illustrations too!

Autumnblings is made of short poems describing the Autumn season. He uses nonsensical words along with puns to keep the reader entertained from start to finish.