Your Name: Jordan Austin

Date: 11/2/14

Genre: Poetry

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Bibliographic Information: The Stinky Cheese Man: And Other Fairly Stupid Tales
The Stinky Cheese Man: And Other Fairly Stupid Tales. (1992). Viking Juvenile.
Plot: This book has numerous of silly poems that are spoofs on traditional fairytales.
Setting: There are different settings for each poem.
Theme: Every poem has a humorous theme to it.
Characterization: There are different characters for every story.
Style: Narrative/Poetry
Point of View: 3rd person and 1st person

Reflections: (What are your impressions? Connections to past or future plans? Insights?, etc.)

I love this book because it shows that poetry doesnt have to be serious! The poems
in this book are all relatable since theyre a spin on stories we have all heard before.
I would definitely keep this in my classroom for students to read.

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Bibliographic Information: Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends. (1974). HarperCollins.
Plot: There is a different plot for every poem, but each poem is unique.
Setting: There are different settings for each poem.
Theme: Each theme is different for each poem.
Characterization: All of the characters are different with each poem, but about all of the
characters are very funny.
Style: Narrative
Point of View: 1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person

Reflections: (What are your impressions? Connections to past or future plans? Insights?, etc.)

I find this book interesting because throughout the book, there are doodles from the
author Shel Silverstein, unlike doodles from his other popular books. I think kids
would really like these poems because they are funny and outlandish.