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No Fair! No Fair!: And Other Jolly Poems of Childhood
32 pp.
| Scholastic/Orchard |
September, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-545-82578-8$17.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Roz Chast.
Adult poet and humorist Trillin applies his talents to ordinary childhood moments (homework stinks and so does bedtime), with mixed results. He's often funny, and more adept with meter than some children's poets, but it's hard to imagine a real child saying lines like "Whenever Grandpa's minding us..." Chast's loose-lined ink and watercolor illustrations do better at evoking the every-kid world.