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Opere di Joe Sottile

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Did your teacher ever send you to the principal’s office when you were in school? If not, good for you. If so, what were your thoughts as you sat there in the chair, facing him or her, wondering if he/she would call your parents and hoping not?

From the beginning of Author Joe Sottile’s book of poetry, WAITING FOR THE PRINCIPAL, where he shares comments of students whose classrooms he’s visited and who have read his book as well as what the adults say, to the final poem, I laughed and laughed. In the first set of poems, the author places the reader in the mind of a boy that’s waiting to see the principal. The boy’s thoughts are so funny and so like a kid as he explains what he did for his teacher to send him to the principal. I was a teacher for twenty-two years and can remember a few students that he reminds me of. The principal’s answer is priceless.

Then the child that worries about the first day of school tells what she fears. How many children have the same worries? From “Where’s Your Homework” to “I Can’t Write Today Because” the young voices will have you giggling and perhaps remembering your own school years. Be careful, though, for your children may get some ideas from this fun book of poems

In Part Two: Home, the author’s poems deal with everything from coffee to the evening news to one of my favorite poems “It Happened a Long Time Ago, Even before My Birth.” Take My word for it, there’s never a dull moment in WAITING FOR THE PRINCIPAL. The poems also are thoughtful as we see into the minds of the characters. One of the sweetest poems, I think, is “Running Away From Home.” Be sure to read this one.

Black and white illustrations by Lori Aman are just right for the tone of the book. The expressions on the characters’ faces, sometimes happy, other times sad or confused are perfect complements for each poem.

Other parts of the book cover sports, wild things, and student and teacher. Joe Sottile’s book would make a great addition to school libraries and classrooms to show children how much fun poetry is. They might even decide to write books of their own. I loved these poems. I think you’ll enjoy them too. The author has a way with words, and WAITING FOR THE PRINCIPAL shows his sense of humor and also how much he cares for children.
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beverlyjean | Aug 14, 2014 |

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