Someone I Like

Spanning the full range of human emotions, the poems in Someone I Like provide an ideal starting point from which to consider and discuss the feelings of anger, sorrow, happiness and love which characterize our closet relationships. Intimate and absorbing, surprising and inspiring, this anthology is enchanting in every way.

Both the poetry and the illustrations in this exceptional anthology will captivate children and adults alike. Focusing on the people who are dearest to us -- mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, grandparents and best friends -- Judith Nicholls has brought together the work of poets from many different backgrounds, including Nicki Giovanni, Andrew Collett, Eloise Greenfield and John Agard.

Spanning the full range of human emotions, the poems in Someone I Like provide an ideal starting point from which to consider and discuss the feelings of anger, sorrow, happiness and love which characterize our closet relationships. Intimate and absorbing, surprising and inspiring, this anthology is enchanting in every way.

Children's Literature

Poetry about favorite people is offered here from poets Nikki Giovanni, James Berry and John Agard as well as Charlotte Zolotow, Mary Hoberman and Langston Hughes. Giovanni Manna's watercolor and ink paintings have a bit of a Peter Max feel, and also conjure up Tomi Ungerer's work. Relationships are the compiler's subject, so there are poems about successful friendships as well as those that are rocky. Gwendolyn Brooks' poem "André," confirms a boy's acceptance of his parents, while Hiawyn Oram's Urgent Note to My Parents, offers parents important advice. Poems from the sibling point of view express the joys and difficulties of holding a new baby sister and tell of the yearning to be as old as a big sister. Grandmothers and grandfathers receive a kindly look, and even teachers who read to their classrooms are given their due! Here is a gift from Britain that will enhance most collections.