Love This Book!

As my first post for National Poetry Month, here is an excerpt from one of my favorite middle grade verse novels:

ONOMATOPEIA
made my ears frizzle
today.

All that buzz buzz buzz
and
pop! pop!
and
drip and tinkle and trickle--
the sounds are still
buzzing and popping
in my head.

from HATE THAT CAT by Sharon Creech

I love HATE THAT CAT just as much as I love the book that came before it, LOVE THAT DOG. In this book, Jack explores poetry once again, sharing about his "hatred" for a mean black cat, and his surprise as a small black kitten creeps into his heart, and his love for his mother. The plot is simple, but the voice draws me in and tugs at my heart strings.

LOVE THIS BOOK!