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PreS-Gr 2—Rasmussen (1915–2002) was a well-known Danish author who wrote 16 volumes of poetry for children. The translators of the 13 poems in this collection have done such an artful job that it is hard to believe the selections were not originally written in English. They sound very much like old English nursery rhymes, with almost flawless rhyme and meter. The quaint poems have liberal helpings of bo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Danish poet Rasmussen may be well known and beloved in his native land, but he is virtually unknown to American children, and that's too bad, as he has much in common with Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky, albeit for a slightly younger audience. Thirteen of his children's poems are included in this collection, and while it's not the first time Nelson and Espeland have translated his poetry (Hundreds of Hens and Other Poems for Children), it is the first tim...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Also translated by Pamela Espeland. Thirteen of Danish poet Rasmussen's children's poems are included in this collection, each with a bri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More