What would you like to be when you grow up… an underwear salesman? Or a highway line painter? Or maybe even a bubble bath tester? The Underwear Salesman: and Other Jobs for Better or Verse is a humorous poetry book on different occupations. The thing I like the best is that the first poem is about librarians! Some of the poems were just okay, but many of them made me laugh out loud. The Sword Swallower was my favorite! The collage type pictures that accompany each poem are fun and go great with the poems and the mood of the book. If you like poetry make sure you check this book out! Maybe in these times of economic struggles it may even encourage you to change jobs! Haha!
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs By Mo Willems New York: Balzar + Bray, 2012. Picture Book. "Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur . . . and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. One day--for no particular reason--they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then--for no particular reason--they decided to go . . . someplace else. They were definitely not setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl. Definitely not!" --Editor Smart Vs. Strong! Written by Jill Esbaum Illustrated by Miles Thompson New York: Simon Spotlight, 2021. Easy Reader. 64 pages. "When Thunder gets stuck in quicksand, Cluck uses his smarts to free his friend." --Editor How Dinosaurs Went Extinct Written by Ame Dyckman Illustrated by Jennifer Harney New York: Brown and Company, 2023. Picture Book. "When a child in a museum asks how dinosaurs became extinct, Dad co
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