Monday, December 5, 2016

Twosomes: Love Poems from the Animal Kingdom, Singer & Wildish / Poetry

Title: Twosomes: Love Poems from the Animal Kingdom, 
Author:  Marilyn Singer
Illustrator: Lee Wildish
Genre: Poetry
Awards: N/A
Ages: 1st grade and up

Summary:
This silly and punny little collection of poems is such fun. Poems that capture cute puns and lovey dovey plays on words for animals of all kinds. Dogs, cats, sharks, and porcupines are just a few of the animals that express their love in this book.  

Illustrations:
Lee Wildish illustrates this book with sweet colored drawings of animal couples showing their love in a variety of ways. Most of the poems in this book are accompanied by cute and silly drawings that help readers visualize the animal and the exchange. 

In the classroom:
This is a lovely book for teachers to have in their classrooms. Not only is it a cute and fun collection of poems but it shows a variety of animals. It would also be perfect for a valentines themed lesson of any kind. It has a wonderful collections of poems filled with puns and cute jokes readers will love! 

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