Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech, by Ted Kooser & Connie Wanek

     A picture book with wonderful illustrations! U.S. Poet Laureate Kooser and Wanek construct some fun poems using various word plays, showing how one might see something one way, while someone else may see it another...perhaps I see an empty nest perched on the branch of a tree, but you see a clown balancing a pie in a tree! The book of thirty poems is divided into four sections, one for each element (fire, water, air and earth). The poetry is simple in subject but really stays with you afterward, like a Shel Silverstein poem but with less silliness (or maybe just a different kind of silliness). If you enjoy words, poetry or otherwise, and are open to possibilities in the world around you, check this out! Our school library has a copy, just waiting for you to explore it! 4 paws!