Nothing Beats a Pizza

Description

The opening refrain of Nothing Beats a Pizza is catchy and fun, just like all 32 poems. Through Loris's poems you enjoy language, rhythm, and rhyme-and, most of all, your own creativity. These poems are to be read aloud and shared. They're jumping-off points that invite kids to exercise their creativity by coming up with their own versions of the poems. Leaves were here they left their prints in greenish grayish brownish tints like rubber stamps along the road an autumn message left in code Dancing across the pages are illustrations and poems alive with humor, exploring important things in a kid's world: pizza, substitute teachers, homework, moods, food, and pets.

Loris Lesynski is an author, illustrator, poet, and graphic designer. She has published four popular children's picture books: "Boy Soup" (1996), "Ogre Fun" (1997), "Catmagic" (1998) and "Night School" (2001). "Dirty Dog Boogie" (1999) was her first fabulous foray into poetry. As a performer with a great deal of knowledge about educational issues, Loris is very popular on the reading conference circuit and makes many author visits and appearances.

Together, Quinlan and Berg provide an enchanting version of this ever-popular favourite which has a place in both homes and libraries. Highly recommended. Loris Lesynski's second volume of poetry for children, the first being The Dirty Dog Boogie, is a brightly-coloured, rollicking group of highly imaginative poems. Lesynski's use of language is wonderful, with rhymes and rhythms that beg to be read aloud and subject matter that would appeal to children and parents alike. A number of poems deal with pizza, and directions on the cover instruct readers to "Read out loud - with pizzazz!" Lesynski's illustrations are bright and comical. The page layouts have been done carefully to achieve a gloriously cluttered feel, with a wide variety of fonts, textures and a large number of smaller illustrations and quips inserted in seemingly random locations. These cluttered layouts are perfect for drawing children back to this book for further readings. This is a book that is perfect for sharing and reading aloud for any age. Highly Recommended.--Betsy Fraser"Canadian Materials" (10/01/2001) It's easy to see how the book might stimulate student's imaginations and inspire them to write their own original creations ... Great poems for reading aloud with pizzazz.--Laurie Edwards"School Library Journal" (02/01/2002) Lesynski's illustrations are bright and comical...perfect for sharing and reading aloud for any age. Highly Recommended.--Betsy Fraser"Canadian Materials" (01/01/0001) Lesynski's use of language is wonderful, with rhymes and rhythms that beg to be read aloud . Highly recommended.--Betsy Fraser"Canadian Materials" (11/02/2001)