Lillegard, Dee
Description
This wide-awake collection of 34 poems reveals the essential personalities of the household objects that surround us. When the sun rises in the openin
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g poems, its light wakes up the objects that fill a toddler's day --a chilly bathroom floor in the morning "waits to greet/two sleepy feet," a vacuum cleaner in the afternoon "Roars over carpets/ zig zag zips/sucking up fuzz/through metal lips," a rocking chair in the evening: "Rocker, rocker/dear old soul/rock, rock, rock/but do not roll!" and a night-light at bedtime "Gladly glows/because he knows/he makes things safe/for eyes to close." With vivid three-dimensional artwork, Wake Up House! is as much fun to look at as it is to listen to and is sure to be a favorite for sharing--morning, noon, and night.
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