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Porridge Poetry

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Not the same layout as the one I had as a child but the illustations are the same and the poetry is the same and timeless. Great fun for adults and chidren.
I'm very happy to have located this copy.

What fun. Poems for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I will cherish this little gem of a book forever. My grandkids love it and ask me to read them a poem every day when I babysit. The drawings are darling. There's something for every member of the family. No wonder these are Doctor Dolittle's favorite poems. It's so nice to be able to pick up a quality hard cover book that the kids can enjoy over and over again.

Hugh Lofting is best known for his Doctor Dolittle stories, for which he won the second annual Newberry Medal for literature. Porridge Poetry is one of his most imaginative works, in writing as well as his silly illustrations. Reading the introduction allows you to see "The Man Who Spoke to Animals," through the eyes of his beloved son, Christopher.

Lofting served as a combat engineer in the Irish Guard, one of the British Army's elite regiments. While in the trenches he wrote home to his children, Colen and Elizabeth, subsequently creating Dr. Dolittle. His wife kept all the letters and sketches he sent home and suggested that he put them into book form. The name Dolittle is a spin-off of the nickname "Mr. Do- Little given to his half brother because he seemed to "do little around the house."

You and your child will enjoy the silly poems contained in this imaginative book. See the cute little pig, Virginia Ham dance and sing a merry tune. Enjoy the pipe smoking Sweet Potato Bug as he converses with a fledgling bird. Why is Mr. Beers digging a tunnel to China, and why is Scrubby Chubby scowling and growling. Each page contains a colorful illustration accompanied by a silly poem.