This unusual children’s book explores a tiny bit of the world in four poems. The collection includes poems for small people, and for springtime, bedtime and dinnertime. The great blue heron, the lion and the jackal, panda bears, pollywogs and mice accompany us on our journey, along with a pint-sized dancing dinosaur. We catch fish with the alligator, chase antelope with the cheetah, and examine what people around the world are cooking up for dinner, too. Wonderful evocative illustrations will delight children and bring both familiar and exotic animals to life. Surprising new creatures, lively new words and entertaining lyrics will make this book a favorite for you and your child. You’ll enjoy reading it together again and again.
Nature and poetry intertwine in this delightful collection. Higgins describes what animals and people around the world might have for dinner. He introduces us to a tiny dinosaur and a panda that won’t nap. Higgins brings springtime to life as we meet up with ducks and crickets and peepers.
Karin Bremer is an artist and illustrator, living in upstate New York. She holds a B.A. in studio art from Drew University in Madison, NJ, and continues to gather inspiration and creativity from her many travels throughout the world.
Dennis Higgins teaches at SUNY Oneonta. He lives with his family in Otego, New York where they have a small farm. He has written several short stories and is finishing a novel.
In Mexico they serve iguana
Grilled with tomatoes, up on a
Bed of rice with green banana
For dinner today or maybe mañana.
Toasted grasshoppers in Mozambique
Make a meal that’s quite unique.
The French enjoy a soup of leek,
And goat is relished by the Sikh.