Virtual Maniac : Silly and Serious Poems for Kids

Dr. Ron Jobe, professor of children's literature, University of British Columbia and past president of the International Board of Books for Young People
"A playful collection of poems to delight the ear and challenge the ear."


Book Description
"Virtual Maniac" is a book for every day and every reason. Margriet Ruurs' poem-stories describe familiar feelings, like those you have when you look at shapes in clouds or feel the fall. Readers meet funny characters like Bruce, the almost always fearless dog; the boy who just can't stop playing video games; and silly Anna-Belle Lou, who makes her hair blue.


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Margriet Ruurs is a gifted poet who writes verse consistently reflecting a joy of language and insight into the world of children. Enhanced with illustrations, Virtual Maniac: Silly And Serious Poems For Kids is a showcase collection of her highly recommended talent. School Sick: I don't want to go to school today./I think I'll be sick so I can stay/in my bed, cozy and warm./I don't want to go out in rain and storm./I'll throw up all over the rug/and crawl back to bed, comfy 'n snug.//I'll fake a sore throat and a fever./My mom is smart, but I can deceive her!/I'll have funny lumps with a rash/so she'll want me back in bed in a flash./That way I can stay home and play,/slumber and snooze the entire day.//Uh oh!/Here comes my mom with a bottle and a pill,/she takes my temperature, I have to live very still!/I don't want to swallow that!/I just may have to get out of bed!/The medicine has a terrible smell,/and all of a sudden I feel very well!


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