LS 5603 - Genre 3 - PLEASE BURY ME IN THE LIBRARY

Lewis, J. Patrick and Stone, Kyle M.2005. PLEASE BURY ME IN THE LIBRARY. Gulliver Books Harcourt, Inc.: Orlando.

Rhythm
The poems do have tempo when read aloud. Most of the poems are arranged in line groupings. There are only a few poems that have continuous text on the page. In certain poems there are italicized text, extra space within words and the titles of the poems are in a different color and larger.

Rhyme
All of the poems do not contain lines that rhyme. When present the rhyme does not sound forced and the text makes sense in the poem.

Sound
The text read aloud had a good flow. The reader can “feel” where they need to pause while reading aloud. There are a few poems that have the same first word for each line.

Language
There are a few play-on-words within the poems. Some of the poems require the reader/listener to push their thinking outside of the normal realm of literature to the abstract. The poems are not direct in their line of thinking and could be difficult to follow.

Imagery
The eyes of the characters were very important to the illustrator. They are very expressive and convey feeling. Some of the images for the poems are unexpected, some are whimsical. They mostly contain real objects in the background, most of the characters are real and some of the animal characters take on human characteristics.

Emotions
All of the poems deal with books and/or reading. If the reader enjoys reading and books then they will feel a connection with the poems. If the reader does not enjoy reading they may have a difficult time with this book.

Poetry Books
The book is a collection of fifteen of the author’s poems with a table of contents and an acknowledgements page at the end. There is an illustration for each poem. There are some brief statements about the author and illustrator on the back edge of the book jacket. This book would be best suited for second grade and higher students. I do not know how well it will be received due to the abstract nature of some of the poems.

Awards and Recognitions
Positive Reviews
Publisher’s Weekly
School Library Journal
Kirkus Reviews
Children’s Literature