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Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys


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No. of pages 48

Published: 2018

Great for age 7-10 years

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Boy-centric haiku about outdoor fun throughout the seasons, with illustrations by theNew York Times bestselling creator Peter Reynolds.The wind and I play tug-of-war with my new kite. The wind is winning. When youre a guy, nature is one big playgroundno matter what the season. There are puddles to splash through in the spring, pine trees to climb in the summer, maple seeds to catch in the fall, and icicles to sword fight with in the winter. Nature also has a way of making a guy appreciate important stufflike how many rocks it takes to dam up a stream, or how much snow equals a day off from school. So what kind of poetry best captures these special moments, at a length that lets guys get right back to tree climbing and kite flying Why, guyku, of course!

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 4 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .

Bob Raczka comes from a family of four guys (his brothers are Bill, Brian and Brad) and he is the father of two guys (his sons Robert and Carl). He also has a guy dog named Rufus. The smart and beautiful gals who put up with his guy-ness are his wife, Amy, and his daughter, Emma. Bob's favorite guy things include art, baseball, books, golf, grilling, and poetry. Bob is the author of several children's books, but Guyku is his first with Houghton Mifflin. Visit his website at www. bobrasczka. com. Peter H. Reynolds is a New York Times best-selling illustrator who has created many acclaimed books for children, including The Dot, Ish, and The North Star. His bookstore, The Blue Bunny, and his company, FableVision, both in Massachusetts, are dedicated to sharing "stories that matter, stories that move. " Visit his webite at www. peterhreynolds. com. FableVision is an award-winning children's media developer and book packager founded by Peter and Paul Reynolds.

 

* "This wonderful collection will resonate with all children as they recognize their earnest and sometimes misdirected antics in each poem. The pen, ink, and watercolor illustrations mirror the simplicity of each entry and capture the expressions of the boys and their adventures honestly. This is haiku at its most fun. All libraries should grab it for their collections."

 

--School Library Journal, starred review

"This is childhood as adults remember it, or want to remember it: no flat-screen TVs, no computers, no cars or cellphones. Whether children will recognize their own lives in these wistful visions is not clear, but they will certainly appreciate Raczka's humor."

 

--Publishers Weekly

"Non-rhyming poetry can be a tough sell for kids. For some, though, haiku is less intimidating, thanks to its brevity and reliance on rigid rules--and intimidating is one thing this book is not."

 

--Booklist

"Raczka and Reynolds are a winning team, and the results will start many boy (and girl) readers thinking about turning their own experience into a seventeen-syllable poem."

 

--The Horn Book