A Foot in the Mouth: Poems to Speak, Sing and Shout - Tapa dura

Skillfully chosen, the poems cover a thought-provoking array of topics weaving seamlessly from silly to solemn to spooky...With much to offer for both classroom use and pleasure reading, this delightful addition to the series should be a first purchase.
--School Library Journal (starred review)

Punchy collages flutter acorss airy white pages in loose visual arrangements; torn scraps of origami paper layer with fluid lines in tart color... By the time the volume closes with Whitman's "I Hear America Singing," readers will be emboldened to join in the "song."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

The universally strong peoms, expertly tuned to both the anthology's theme and its young audience, include classic and contemporary selections...superbly noisy celebration of language that's sure to convert even the most reluctant poerty readers.
--Booklist (starred review)

Turn up the sound! The award-winning duo of Paul B. Janeczko and Chris Raschka returns with a playfully enticing ode to the pleasures of reading poetry aloud. The creators of A Poke in the I and A Kick in the Head complete the trilogy with this collection of lively rhymes. Here you'll find tricky tongue-twisters, poems for more than one voice, bilingual poems, poems to be memorized - above all, poems to be read out loud. Paul B. Janeczko offers a range of gems from classic Shakespeare and Lear to anonymous rhymes and contemporary poets, complemented by Chris Raschka's wittily detailed artwork.