In the final section, a conversational poem between a boy and his older neighbor puts all the feelings into perspective. Wishful feelings make up the third section (``I am Queen of the World Today./ Everything has to go my way''). Next de Regniers tells aptly of the in-between days: (``There are/ glad days,/ sad days,/ mixed-up-good-and-bad days''). The collection begins with four poems describing the mean feelings children often experience (``I'm warning you,/ stay out of my way./ Today's my day/ for being mean mean mean!''). I plan on finding and ordering at least one of his Amphigorey collections, which can be found on Amazon.Grade 1-4 De Regniers succinctly captures the range of childhood feelings in this book of original poems. I have a couple of friends who are devotees but had never really been exposed to his art until recently. Great! I’m really glad to have discovered this book, not only because it’s a fun and cool vintage text, but also because it has opened us up to the world of Edward Gorey.
Deadworry, Ogdred Weary, and Edward Pig, among others. Gorey also illustrated/published under a variety of pseudonyms including E.G. The author Beatrice Schenk de Regniers’ first book–The Giant Story–was illustrated by Maurice Sendak, who I discussed in my previous post. Sometimes, less is more, and kids don’t always need garishly bright images with flashing lights and sounds to entertain them. It would be easy to make a game for children of finding and naming the red items illustrated, such as Red Riding Hood’s cloak, the hunter’s mustache, and the flowers for Grandmama.
The book is drawn in a sepia tone, with red being the only real color on the page. While the kids, too, will enjoy the verse, I think the illustrations will get them excited. He took one more step And he fell down dead.”
With stones in his belly, the wolf meets his end:
While most of the book is in rhyme, the beginnings and ends of some of the lines are not and so it’s fun experiment with different ways to read the out-of-rhyme text.Īnd, personally, I like when the bad guy gets what he deserves and this ending doesn’t try to soften the blow. The verse is clever and fun to read aloud to your little ones. This paperback was hidden on the bottom shelf and I probably never would have seen it if I hadn’t been bending over to check Lee’s diaper. I typically go every few weeks to browse the second-hand clothes or shoes or cloth diapers and other baby-wares, so of course I have to check their book section each trip. This book–published in 1972 and illustrated by the (in)famous Edward Gorey–was a happy find from a local children’s consignment shop. Retold in verse by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
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