Don't Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies by Shel Silverstein

I went out on a limb today and picked out a poetry picture book. In Don't Bump the Glump he describes each "so called animal" in a section of poetry. Some are very short for example the page about The Terrible Feezus: "There is a terrible twenty-foot Feezus. Shhh...I don't think he sees us," and others take up two pages. What I think is, how in the world does he come up with this stuff? A Slithergadee, Pointy-Peaked Pavarius, and Long-Necked Preposterous...wow it's incredible and also keeps the reader engaged throughout the whole book.

I think Shel Silverstein books are excellent for children: poetry, fiction, and of course the pictures that he uses. It gives children and students an opportunity to be creative and use their imagination. It shows them that writing isn't just about spelling and grammar but it's about having fun and letting their mind wander.