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STARRED REVIEWS IN:
Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, School Library
Praise from: Publishers Weekly, Common Sense Media, Light Poetry Magazine, A.F. Harrold, Jane Yolen, Janet Wong, Kenn Nesbitt, Diana Murray, Kate Wakeling, Valerie Bloom, and many more
Featured on:
Mathew Winner's Children's Book Podcast
Matt Forrest's Poetry Friday Blog
TO COME: Elizabeth Lund's Poetic Lines (interview)
“A rich experience . . . a great classroom resource, as well as an entertaining and illuminating collection.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
"Showing masterful command of metrics and rhyme, the poet launches observations both playful and reflective on topics from seasons to self"
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“Rhymes abound in this wide-ranging collection…exploring a variety of topics, from poetry writing to nature and beyond. Some pieces embrace whimsy…Others lightly touch on more existential questions.”
—Publishers Weekly
"Parents need to know that The Red Ear Blows Its Nose, Robert Schechter's delightful book of poems, is an absolute gem, embracing the whimsical with playful words while planting seeds of curiosity and love of language."
—Common Sense Media, Selection Checkmark, 5 Stars
“Fans of Jack Prelutsky and Shel Silverstein will love this deceptively simple collection, with poems that can be read by first graders but discussed in depth by middle schoolers, and that contain equal parts humor and humanity.”
—A Kids Book A Day
“Mr. Rogers was clear-eyed and straightforward. Mr. Schechter appears to look at the world through a kaleidoscope while hanging upside-down from the jungle gym and blowing soap bubbles. The comparison is apt, though, because both men have an insight into the child mind that is subtle and respectful.”
– Light Poetry Magazine
"Way up there with the great American kids’ poets"
—A.F. Harrold, poet, writer & performer
"A dazzling tour de force"
—Kenn Nesbitt, former US Children's Poet Laureate
"If you're a fan of John Ciardi and Richard Wilbur and X.J. Kennedy, or Jack Prelutsky and J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt, you’ll want to add Robert Schechter to your list of favorite poets!"
—Janet Wong, Winner, 2021 NCTE Excellence in Poetry for Children Award
"Nothing short of brilliant!"
—Diana Murray, author of CITY SHAPES, SUMMER COLOR!, and the UNICORN DAY series.
"[Robert Schechter] is clearly one of the most accomplished poets writing for children today."
—Valerie Bloom MBE, Winner, 2022 CLiPPA Children’s Poetry Award (UK)
"As if Shel Silverstein and Ogden Nash had a baby! . . . Wow!"
—Jane Yolen, author of the How DO Dinosaurs books
"Here are poems that fizz with imagination, wisdom and an infectious exuberance at the sheer wonder of words. Beautifully crafted and terrifically funny, this is a book for children (and grown-ups) to return to again and again."
—Kate Wakeling, winner, 2017 CLiPPA Children’s Poetry Award (UK)
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