{"id":14435,"date":"2024-04-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=14435"},"modified":"2024-04-18T09:51:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T14:51:50","slug":"p-is-for-poetry-comics-through-the-seasons-by-grant-snider-mg-book-review-a2z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=14435","title":{"rendered":"P is for POETRY COMICS through the seasons, by Grant Snider (MG book review) #A2Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"671\" data-attachment-id=\"14437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=14437\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Poetry-Comics.png?fit=530%2C671&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"530,671\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Poetry-Comics\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Poetry-Comics.png?fit=530%2C671&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Poetry-Comics.png?resize=530%2C671&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"book cover of Poetry Comics, by Grant Snider. Published by Chronicle Books\" class=\"wp-image-14437\" style=\"width:308px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Poetry-Comics.png?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Poetry-Comics.png?resize=201%2C254&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Poetry-Comics.png?resize=118%2C150&amp;ssl=1 118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I want to put down on paper the feeling of fresh possibilities&#8221; as Spring begins Grant Snider&#8217;s collection of poems for kids, portrayed in comics panels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some poems take two pages to unfold, like &#8220;How To Stop the Spin of the Earth,&#8221; some are a single panel with few words, most use several panels on one page in traditional comics format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 &#8220;Shape Story&#8221; in Spring (shown below) and &#8220;Best Friends&#8221; in the Summer section.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"841\" data-attachment-id=\"14456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=14456\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shape-story-Snider-1.png?fit=683%2C841&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"683,841\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shape-story-Snider-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shape-story-Snider-1.png?fit=683%2C841&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shape-story-Snider-1.png?resize=683%2C841&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shape Story: On a windy day I flew a kite  (child holds string of red square as kite). The sun was shining (sitting child sees yellow circle as sun) - but not for long (child under gray rain clouds holds blue upright triangle as umbrella). I ran... all the way home (child runs with blue umbrella to house with orange trapezoid as roof).\" class=\"wp-image-14456\" style=\"width:235px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shape-story-Snider-1.png?w=683&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shape-story-Snider-1.png?resize=201%2C247&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shape-story-Snider-1.png?resize=122%2C150&amp;ssl=1 122w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;How deep can a poem go?&#8221; Summer asks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I will wait for a poem to fall into my open arms,&#8221; Fall patiently says.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winter sees &#8220;A new page &#8211; my words huddle close to keep warm.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each season ends with a version of &#8220;How To Write a Poem&#8221; so young readers can begin writing their own poems!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How are you inspired by the world around you?<br>**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: Poetry Comics \/ written &amp; illustrated by Grant Snider. Chronicle Books, 2024. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantsnider.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.grantsnider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">author site<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclebooks.com\/collections\/ages-9-12\/products\/poetry-comics\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclebooks.com\/collections\/ages-9-12\/products\/poetry-comics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I want to put down on paper the feeling of fresh possibilities&#8221; as Spring begins Grant Snider&#8217;s collection of poems for kids, portrayed in comics panels. 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