A Poem For a Pickle By Eve Merriam

Poems can often times be dry and lack exciting plots. I was drawn to this poem book because it says “funnybone verses” on the cover. I was not quite sure how funny I would think the poems would be, but after reading them I think that students would really enjoy them. The “thinking part” of the poems is kept to a minimum; the poems explain themselves and are easy to understand. The objects are the subjects of the poems, which are descriptive and pickup on the unique characteristics of the objects. I found that the illustrations are appropriate for the tone of the poems. The colored pencil illustrations make it seem as if a student has written the book. I think that this book would be an appropriate book to have in a primary grade library. I think that the “funny” poems would be enjoyable read for young students.