Rosen, Michael. Ready for Spaghetti: Funny Poems for Funny Kids. Polly Dunbar, Illus. Candlewick, 10/2022. 51[+3]pp. Poetry. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-2497-9. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.
Thirty-two short poems designed to engage young children celebrate the joy of language and wordplay. Watercolor-and-ink illustrations convey exhuberance and show children from various races/ethnicities having fun together both at home and outside. Too long to be read aloud for storytime, selections of the verse could blend nicely into supporting a storytime theme. For example, “I’m ready for spaghetti/ Will you getti the spaghetti?/ Don’t say ‘Not yetti spaghetti!’/I’m all setti for spaghetti.”
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