It's Raining Laughter [Hardcover]

Nikki Grimes (Author), Miles Pinkney (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

Touching on subjects from getting teased to getting tricked, from playing in the garden to playing piano, this collection of poems is funny and clever. What began with Myles Pinkney's delightful photos of children has become, with the addition of Nikki Grimes' poems, a book of harmony that will be treasured for both its insight and humor. 52 full-color photos.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3. Twelve joyous poems about growing up are filled with music, laughter, and love. Simple childhood pleasures such as running, playing, reading, and remembering are touched on with insight and humor. Full-color photographs of African-American children at work and play are placed on pastel-shaded pages that convey all the exuberance and delight of the selections. A harmonious blend of words and pictures.?Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dial; 1st edition (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803720033
• ISBN-13: 978-0803720039
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,658,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nikki Grimes conveyed the fire-in-the-belly fervor of a Harlem girl who knows she was born to write in Jazmin's Notebook, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. In My Man Blue, a Booklist Editor's Choice and Newsweek Children's Books of the Year selection, her artful words expressed a boy's journey from skepticism to trust. And now with Bronx Masquerade she presents a rich chorus of eighteen voices, singing openly about ideas, feelings, and questions--things that open minds, invite debate, provide release. A recent Booklist review proclaims: "As always, Grimes gives young people exactly what they're looking for--real characters who show them they are not alone."An accomplished poet, novelist, journalist, and educator, Ms. Grimes was born and raised in New York City and now lives in the Los Angeles area.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Raining Laughter is a lovely read!, May 21, 2000

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This review is from: It's Raining Laughter (Hardcover)

Poems & photos, bursting with life, on subjects from getting teased to being tickled, from loving old friends to hating new glasses; often hilarious, clever & insightful. Children after my own heart! The photographs accompanying the poems in this lovely, vivid book are enchanting, thoughtful & deeply instructive. Children laughing, leaping & loving, alive! Celebrating running, reading, being in action & in poetry...