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| Genre/Form: | Biography Juvenile works Juvenile literature Biography Juvenile literature |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | E E Cummings; E E Cummings; E E Cummings |
| Material Type: | Biography, Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Matthew Burgess; Kris DiGiacomo |
| ISBN: | 9781592701711 159270171X |
| OCLC Number: | 900638351 |
| Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Responsibility: | by Matthew Burgess ; illustrations by Kris Di Giacomo. |
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"An eminently friendly introduction to both the poet and his spiritdeceptively simple, just like its subject." -- STARRED review, "Kirkus Reviews" "The title of this book (Enormous Smallness) is perfect. Many of us think of poems as small things, but as much as anyone, E. E. Cummings showed us that even the smallest stanza could hold enormous meaning. Lovingly written (Burgess is himself a poet) and ingeniously illustrated, this book is a treasure for both fans of Cummings, as well as those discovering his poetry for the first time." -- "The Huffington Post" "Di Giacomo's capricious collages create a lively interplay between pictures and words, and visual motifs such as birds and elephants intermingle with samples of Cummings's work. Burgess delivers a thorough and lovingly crafted homage to a writer whose poems 'were alive with experimentation and surprise.'" -- "Publishers Weekly" "WOW. Dare I saw I was carried away by the awesomeness of "enormous SMALLNESS"? It has been a while since I have seen such a perfect pairing of story and art. It will give me great pleasure to put it into the hands of small (and tall) and introduce another generation to the genius of e. e. cummings." -- Mona, Jabberwocky Book Store, Fredericksburg, VA It's important to get your kid to sleep, but a good bedtime reading does a lot more it can inspire them in ways that will serve them well later on. That's the message of Enormous Smallness, a new picture book biography of the poet E.E. Cummings -- Fatherly A fabulous biographical picture book, this book is a great introduction to E.E. Cummings and his work. -- Waking Brain Cells The author includes major life events and poems, always circling back to a playfulness born in the poet's childhood and carried through his entire life, nurtured by parents and teachers. What makes this such a successful children's book is the author and artist's focus on Cummings's ability to channel and hold onto the inventiveness of childhood. --Jennifer M. Brown, Children's Editor, Shelf Awareness It s a book that will be hugely encouraging to young children who want to write, be poets, or just do things a little differently from the norm. -- Whitney Morton Woodcock, Portland Book Review an uncommonly delightful picture-book celebration of Cummings s life -- Maria Popova, Brain Pickings " Read more...
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- Cummings, E. E. -- (Edward Estlin), -- 1894-1962 -- Juvenile literature.
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