Doodle Dandies: Poems That Take Shape by J. Patrick Lewis and Images by Lisa Desimini
Bibliography:
Lewis, J. P., & Desimini, L. (2002). Doodle Dandies: Poems that take shape. Aladdin Paperbacks.
Plot Summary:
A collection of poems, each of which appears on the page in the shape of its subject.
Critical Analysis:
I really liked this book, but some of the poems made me second guess my liking. I really liked the patterned language in the poems, the illustration style always fits the written text, but overall the book was not organized very well. The first thing I really liked was how the author patterned their writing, as each poem followed one theme, and how the writing was put down on the pages followed that. An example of this with the butterfly poem, the author uses fulfiller to rhythm with caterpillar, in the shape of butterfly. This also plays into why I like the illustrations; the author uses the poems to help create the illustrations. One clear example of this is the weeping willow poem as it has the poem flowing down as a weeping willow and shows the girl of the story, standing under the willow just like in the story. The only thing I really did not like is how disorganized the book was; some poems were a page, others just 6 words. For example, the tiger poem is 10 words and very short, where the frog poem a few pages later was 50+ words. I feel like the author could have organized it better and have had all of the poems be around the same. The main message for this book is that poems can be fun, short, long, but all poems are interesting and a new way to learn knowledge.
Review Excerpt:
Publisher's Weekly
The interplay between words and pictures effectively conjures images from seasons, to sports, to the jungle. From endpaper to doodled endpaper, this mix of clever language and visual delights makes a dandy treat for all ages.
Connections:
Poetry Unit - Students can then make there own image poetry
Author Study of J. Patrick Lewis of Poetry or all different types of genres
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