Marshmallow Clouds Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech

Marshmallow Clouds is a charming collection of thirty poems by former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser and Connie Wanek, designed to introduce children aged 4-11 to the power of imagery and metaphor. Organized around the four elements, the book encourages young readers to look closely at their surroundings and find the poetry in everyday objects and scenes, from tadpoles to lazy afternoons. It's a wonderful resource for fostering creativity, building vocabulary, and sparking conversations about how we perceive the world, making it both an educational tool and a source of pure enjoyment.

"A freewheeling romp through the world of imagery and metaphor, this quietly startling collection of thirty poems, framed by the four elements, is about art and reality, fact and fancy. Look around: what do you see? A clown balancing a pie in a tree, or an empty nest perched on a leafless branch? As poet Connie Wanek alludes to in her afterword--a lively dialogue with former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser--sometimes the simplest sights and sounds "summon our imaginations" and cry out to be clothed in the alchemical language of poetry. This compendium of the fleeting and unexpected turns the everyday--turtles, trees, and tadpoles; cow pies, lazy afternoons, and pillowy white marshmallows--into poetic gold." -- Amazon.com.