Polkabats and Octopus Slacks: 14 Stories
Not far from a greenish town, the Bathtub Driver is selling cut-rate imported shampoo. Georgie Spider serves up award-winning pies, while overhead on Highwire 66 there's a small problem causing an acrobat traffic jam. Ed's funny smell, Eliza's special jacket?they're all part of the picture in Polkabats and Octopus Slacks, fourteen stories about pesky snails, sleeping fruit, and one funky snowman. more
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Fairy Tales and Folklore - Collections by Author Juvenile / Children's Fiction - Fourteen poems about a variety of... |
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Polkabats and Octopus Slacks: 14 Stories
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-12-2009
- Fantastic Read-Aloud Fun!
I bought this a year ago. My daughter was 3 then, and loved it; today at 4, she still loves it! Even better, I enjoy it too and never mind her requests to hear it again. The one- and two-page prose poems are funny, creative and...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Apr-09-2008
- Forget the kids...I love this book!
In my daily life, I read way too much. Legal documents, blogs, news, you name it. At the end of the day, reading a few poems by Caleb Brown reminds you why the English language is so versatile and inspiring.These poems are short, using...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Mar-16-2008
- Very entertaining and fun!
Children's poetry books have a tendency to be bland and mind-numbing. This collection of 14 poems is a refreshing exception to that convention.Brown's poems have a unique sing-songy feel that are not childish, but hip and stylish.I...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Mar-04-2008
- Clever and cute!
This book is beautifully illustrated, with clever silly poetry. I enjoy reading it to my children as much as they do listening.
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-12-2009
- Fantastic Read-Aloud Fun!
I bought this a year ago. My daughter was 3 then, and loved it; today at 4, she still loves it! Even better, I enjoy it too and never mind her requests to hear it again. The one- and two-page prose poems are funny, creative and...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-20-2001
- Call me "non-hip"
Looking for a poetry book for my 6 year old, the reviews for this one made me think I couldn't go wrong. Guess again! The pictures are fun. Most of the poems while o.k. don't really thrill me. The real problem came while reading the...
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