The Red Ear Blows Its Nose by Robert Schechter - Reminiscent of Jack Prelutsky and Dr Seuss poems. I particularly enjoyed The Chorus of Doris, Bang? and Unlucky. This collection can be enjoyed by both children and adults for different reasons. I felt the illustrations were too juvenile and not enough for each page.
1 other review | Feb 8, 2023 |

I enjoyed reading The Red Ear Blows Its Nose by Robert Schechter which I was given as an advanced copy.
This selection of poems is designed for children and there is a cross-section of different themes. I particularly enjoyed "Compared to What." The second verse goes:

And if you were a molecule,
an atom or a proton,
a water drop would be a lake
for you to sail your boat on.

There are plenty more verses in this poem to compare!

Having being struck as a teenager by Physicist Richard Feynman's poem which ends "I, a universe of atoms, an atom in the universe" I guess I was hoping for more poetic scientific insights.
I an sure that the variety of poems inside will inspire more creativity amongst aspiring young poets to have a go and write, illustrate and share their own poems.