Away with Words! - Wise and Witty Poems for Language Lovers

A collection of poems celebrating the playfulness of the English language.

About the author

Mary Ann Hoberman is a former children's poet laureate, recipient of the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children and the National Book Award, and the critically acclaimed author of over forty books for children. Her notable titles include the bestselling You Read to Me, I”ll Read to You and the Sing-A-Long Stories series and the poetry collections Forget-Me-Nots and The Llama Who Had No Pajama. 

Perry Hoberman is a media, installation, and performance artist. He has exhibited internationally, with major shows throughout the USA and Europe. He has received the Guggenheim and Rockefeller Fellowships, among other honors, and has taught and lectured widely, most recently at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Perry resides in Twentynine Palms, California, with his wife and three cats. This is his first children's book.
 

Summary

A deliciously clever and entertaining collection of poems that celebrate word play by former Children's Poet Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Mary Ann Hoberman

Foreword

A deliciously clever and entertaining collection of poems that celebrate word play by former Children's Poet Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Mary Ann Hoberman

Product details

• Authors: Mary Ann Hoberman, Hoberman Mary Ann
• Assisted by: James Perry Hoberman (Illustration), Perry Hoberman (Illustration)
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 6
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.06.2022
• EAN: 9780316167659
• ISBN: 978-0-316-16765-9
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 262 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 471 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Words, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Poetry (Children's / Teenage), Early years: letters and words