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Gr 2–6—This expansive, anarchic poetry collection boasts excitement, surprises, words of wisdom, absurdist digressions, and laughs galore. In the tradition of Silverstein and Prelutsky, Harris cleverly tackles themes both serious and silly, bringing cheeky levity to his philosophical turns ("The Dance of the Misfits," "The Place Where the Lost Things Go") and formal elegance to his humor ("Sometimes I Dream," "Orloc, the Destroyer"). Bouncy rhyming couplets in Seussian anapestic tetrameter are paired with Tsurumi's cartoonish black-and-green digital illustrations. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More