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missprint_'s review
4.0
Really lovely early biography and introduction to Cummings' poems. The artwork and design are both great and compliment the text about Cummings and the poems that were included. Also has the full text of poems with dates at the back, a chronology timeline and author's note.
ruthailuj's review
5.0
e.e. cummings is the only poet I remember from my college lit class. We studied him and I read his novel.
What better way to talk about his poetry and life than by applying his style and playfulness to the illustrations and biography!
The use of layers, words, and pictures is great. I enjoy looking at this biography as mush as I enjoy reading it!
What better way to talk about his poetry and life than by applying his style and playfulness to the illustrations and biography!
The use of layers, words, and pictures is great. I enjoy looking at this biography as mush as I enjoy reading it!
thunderbolt_kid's review
4.0
I did not love this book but I did like it for what it was: a history of a poet. Recommend if you want to teach a young person about ee cummings.
abigailbat's review
4.0
Love this biography of EE Cummings. The illustrations pair really nicely with the text, incorporating textual elements like words stamped into tree branches and puddles to show how Cummings saw poetry in the everyday things outside his window. The poems included showcase a variety of Cummings's techniques and all illustrate his desire to keep the reader's eyes "on tiptoe". This is a valuable addition to classroom and library shelves anywhere that poetry is studied or shared!
stenaros's review
3.0
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As I associate Mr. e.e. cummings with very sexy poems, I was interested to read a children's book about his life. There was some amusing glossing over of things, and overall I found this to be a good intro.
As I associate Mr. e.e. cummings with very sexy poems, I was interested to read a children's book about his life. There was some amusing glossing over of things, and overall I found this to be a good intro.
jshettel's review
5.0
Loved this book about the life of e.e. cummings! A wonderful picture book biography.
azajacks's review
4.0
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nerfherder86's review
4.0
I loved this picture book biography of e.e. cummings! Great whimsical illustrations (I think they are block prints along with drawings), done in sepia-and earth-tones. Gives the life of the poet from age 3 onward, when he composed his first poem and his mom wrote it down in a little book for him. In World War I he worked as an ambulance driver, was mistakenly imprisoned as a spy (wrote his memoir The Enormous Room about that), married and lived in a New York City apartment for forty years. The text gives good explanations of how he played with words and type, broke the rules of rhyme, painting with words. "His poems were his way of saying YES...to everything he loved." Has sources but not citations for the brief fictionalized dialogue.
mlvreads's review
5.0
This picture book biography of E.E. Cummings was so utterly charming. It's a true story, but E.E.'s imagination and knack for poetry at a young age makes this a sweet and inspiring read. Plus, the man loved elephants and so do I!
sandradejong's review
4.0
Prachtig en lief. Je loopt wel een groot risico dat je door dit boek je baan op wilt zeggen :)