No Boys Allowed: Poems About Brothers and Sisters [Hardcover]

John Micklos (Author, Editor), Kathleen O'Malley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

There are absolutely,
Positively,
Without a doubt,
No boys allowed in my room.


So begins the title poem of this fun-loving collection about the living-room romps, backyard play, rainy-day bickering, and special bonds between brothers and sisters. John Micklos, Jr., poet and compiler of the best-selling Mommy Poems and other family anthologies, shares his favorites by poets Allan A. De Fina, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Kristine O'Connell George, Nikki Grimes, Sara Holbrook, Emanuel di Pasquale, and many others. With beautiful watercolors by Kathleen O'Malley, this book is one parents, caregivers, and children will return to again and again for a dose of humor - and a reminder that for every moment of sibling rivalry, there are a billion moments of love.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3 Twenty-four short poems explore a range of sibling relationships. Almost all of them have appeared in print before and most are by contemporary authors such as Nikki Grimes, Eileen Spinelli, and Rebecca Kai Dotlich. Brief biographical notes are appended. A variety of poetic forms are represented, such as rhyming, free verse, and concrete. Some selections reflect modern family life, such as Mary Ann Hoberman's Half-Whole-Step. Others, like Allan A. De Fina's My Older Sister's in the Bathroom, describe situations common to many children. Bright, full-page illustrations, mostly showing children of a variety of ethnic backgrounds, accompany the entries. Although the well-executed, sweetly rendered watercolors do not extend the meaning of the verses, they do an adequate job of portraying content. An appealing choice. Donna Cardon, Provo City Library, UT
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About the Author

An active free-lance writer in his spare time, John knew he wanted to be a writer since age eight, when he wrote a twenty page book about a talking pig that travels into space. His first book since that effort, Leonard Nimoy: A Star's Trek, was published in 1988 by Dillon Press of Minneapolis. The author of nearly 75 newspaper, magazine, and journal articles, John is a former contributing editor to Delaware Today magazine. John and his wife Deborah live in Newark, Delaware.

Kathleen is an accomplished picture-book illustrator. As one of eleven children, she's had plenty of experience with sibling rivalry as well as sibling companionship. She lives in Glenview, Illinois.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 31 pages
• Publisher: Wordsong (February 2, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590780515
• ISBN-13: 978-1590780510
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 9.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #542,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A child-friendly poetry anthology sure to please, June 26, 2006

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This review is from: No Boys Allowed: Poems About Brothers and Sisters (Hardcover)

From Nikki Grimes to Allen De Fina to Mary Ann Hoberman, this cross-cultural compilation covers it all from new babies to half-whole-step relationships. Every reader who has a brother or sister, or is anticipating having one, may find a familiar situation here, accompanied by beautiful watercolor illustrations. An important addition to a poetry collection