The Hopeful Trout and Other Limericks

From School Library Journal
Grade 3 - 6-- This collection of 41 limericks is a wonderful gift, perpetuating Ciardi's humor and sure verbal craftsmanship. Meddaugh's black-and-white line drawings perfectly underscore the fun in each offering. Whether using a traditional opening as in "Sometimes Even Parents Win" ("There was a young lady from Gloucester/ Who complained that her parents both bossed her") or exploring word sounds as in "The Fast Fiddler" ("There was a fast fiddler from Middletown/ Who fiddled hi-diddle-dee-diddle-down"), Ciardi remains in effortless control. The Hopeful Trout brims with life and teasing and giggles. --Kathleen Whalin, Public Library of Columbus and Franklin County, OhioCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
"One page after another prompts a chuckle and begs to be shared."

Review
"One page after another prompts a chuckle and begs to be shared."

Book Description
Forty-one hilarious limericks by the late poet are humorously illustrated.

Card catalog description
A collection of limericks about such characters as the Elephant Boy, the fast fiddler from Middletown, and the silly old skinflint named Quince.


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Gr 3 - 6-- This collection of 41 limericks is a wonderful gift, perpetuating Ciardi's humor and sure verbal craftsmanship. Meddaugh's black-and-white line drawings perfectly underscore the fun in each offering. Whether using a traditional opening as in ``Sometimes Even Parents Win'' (``There was a young lady from Gloucester/ Who complained that her parents both bossed her'') or exploring word sounds as in ``The Fast Fiddler'' (``There was a fast fiddler from Middletown/ Who fiddled hi-diddle-dee-diddle-down''), Ciardi remains in effortless control. The Hopeful Trout brims with life and teasing and giggles. --Kathleen Whalin, Public Library of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio


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