THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE IBD

Sinopsis

The Red Ear Blows Its Noseáis 'a dazzling tour de force' (Kenn Nesbitt). Often hilarious, always thoughtful, this debut collection from award-winning poet Robert Schechter proves that he is 'clearly one of the most accomplished poets writing for children today' (Valerie Bloom MBE). Complemented by S. FedericoâÇÖs charming illustrations,áThe Red Ear Blows Its Noseáwill delight both children and adults alike, and is destined to become a classic, standing alongsideáA ChildâÇÖs Garden of Verses, Now We Are Six, andáWhere the Sidewalk Endsáon childrenâÇÖs and library bookshelves for years to come.PRAISE FORáTHE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE:Short, punchy, and clever poems, as if Shel Silverstein and Ogden Nash had a baby. Some are only two lines long. My favorite: 'When livestock salesmen cannot sleep,á/ do they lie in bed discounting sheep?'áWow!-Jane Yolen, author of theáHow Do DinosaursábooksWhat a splendid collection of poetry. Here are poems that fizz with imagination, wisdom, and an infectious exuberance at the sheer wonder of words.áBeautifully crafted and terrifically funny, this is a book for children (and grown-ups) to return to again and again.-Kate Wakeling, winner, 2017 CLiPPA (UK)YouâÇÖll feel like a 'cool in-the-know one' when you read Robert SchechterâÇÖs clever collection of poems. This book will open your mind up to a world where foxes cartwheel through trombones, a horse might choose to moo, and you can dive into a lake filled with yellow puffs of popcorn. Children who are reading (and thinking) beyond their age level will love it, you will, too.áIf youâÇÖre a fan of John Ciardi and Richard Wilbur and X. J. Kennedy, or Jack Prelutsky and J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt, youâÇÖll want to add Robert Schechter to your list of favorite poets!-Janet Wong, winner of the 2021 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for ChildrenThe Red Ear Blows Its Noseáisáa dazzling tour de forceáof ingenious poems that sparkle with SchechterâÇÖs witty, wonderful wordplay. Read this book. Your brain will thank you. Mine did.-Kenn Nesbitt, former ChildrenâÇÖs Poet Laureate (2013-15)Robert SchechterâÇÖs poems sing with irrepressible joy. His humor, wit, and verbal dexterity makeáThe Red Ear Blows Its Noseáa book that both children and adults will want to read over and over and over again. He is clearly one of the most accomplished poets writing for children today.-Valerie Bloom MBE, winner, 2022 CLiPPA (UK)SchechterâÇÖsáThe Red Ear Blows Its Noseáis a masterful collection from a masterful poet. Not only does every poem take you somewhere new, spinning ideas and jokes and thoughts and dreams and facts and observations on the tip of its finger like a Harlem Globetrotter at a showing-off convention, but it does so with such surefootedness, such deft rhythm and rhyme, that the poems are joys to read aloud. They sing themselves out of your mouth and will stick in the minds of kids and grown-ups everywhere they get heard.áSchechter, it seems to me, is way up there with the great American kidsâÇÖ poets, a real Shel Silverstein for todayâÇÖs generation.-A. F. HarroldItâÇÖs entertaining-sometimes hilarious, sometimes beautiful, always thought-provoking-andánothing short of brilliant.-DianaáMurray, author ofáCity Shapes, Summer Color!áand theáUnicorn Dayáseries