This is a book for people who really love books and love to read. The poems chosen for this book all capture how great and wonderful it is to just be taken away by a book. You can tell all the writers really appreciate a good book. I think this would be good just to show people of all ages how important a good book is and what it can do for people. I like that most of the pictures show that the book has moved in someway because for me books just take me away from whatever is going on. ( )

This book is a fanciful collection of poems selected that revolve around the story of this book. The poets that contributed these poems are Jill Corcoran, Rebecca Kai Dotllch, Kristine O'Connell George (which I just completed a review on one of her books.), Avis Harvey, Lee Bennet Hopkins, Michele Kruger, Karla Kuskin, Bevely McLoughland, Naomi Shihab Nye, TOme Robert Shields, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Karen B. Winnicknand Jane Yolen. This book would be able to teach children about different styles of writing poetry by showing the different "voices" of the poets with this book. Not only would it teach about rhyme, meter, blank verse and different kinds of verse writing, but could also be a class project to have a book made of short verse contributed by all the students. ( )

A collection of thirteen poets and their poems about books and aspects associated with reading in a variety of settings.. Each page has a book or object uniquely formed as a book. ( )

Summary: The book is full of poems. Every page is a new poem and they are all written from a books point of view. The poems are really well written.

Critique of Genre: Poem because every page is written as a new poem.

Age: All ages

Media: tempra paint ( )

This has become one of my favorite poetry books! This books promotion of picking up a book and getting lost in it's adventures is exactly what kids need to hear. The illustrations that go with the poems are also very colorful and creative. ( )