Reading Playground is a collection that has poems, short stories, and a play. The poems are capturing because of the music the words take on, the short stories are typical kid experiences, and the play is a silly explosion of fun that has a part require more than 20 children to be able to play their own part.
Reading Playground can be enjoyed by children who like to read and children who don't like to read. The rhythmic structuring will fascinate children. The pictures in this book are life like images that will remind children of the beautiful creations they often make. This book can be enjoyed for children of various age levels. Children can best relate to the selections in this book because they can relate to the experiences the book captures.
Excerpt
"Letters are sounds/ heard in the words/ my tongues sets free."
This collection of poetry addresses the nature of time, reflections on the natural world, the difficulty of loss,
contemporary social issues and gratitude for life.
