“I want to put down on paper the feeling of fresh possibilities” as Spring begins Grant Snider’s collection of poems for kids, portrayed in comics panels.
Some poems take two pages to unfold, like “How To Stop the Spin of the Earth,” some are a single panel with few words, most use several panels on one page in traditional comics format.
All these poems are enhanced by their drawings of kids out in the world or at school or at home, with a few where the images take the written words to a higher level of meaning, like “Shape Story” in Spring (shown below) and “Best Friends” in the Summer section.
“How deep can a poem go?” Summer asks.
“I will wait for a poem to fall into my open arms,” Fall patiently says.
Winter sees “A new page – my words huddle close to keep warm.”
Each season ends with a version of “How To Write a Poem” so young readers can begin writing their own poems!
How are you inspired by the world around you?
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Book info: Poetry Comics / written & illustrated by Grant Snider. Chronicle Books, 2024. [author site] [publisher site] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.
