{"product_id":"away-with-words-wise-and-witty-poems-for-language-lovers-9780316167659","title":"Away with Words!: Wise and Witty Poems for Language Lovers","description":"\u003cb\u003eA deliciously clever and entertaining collection of poems that celebrate word play by former Children's Poet Laureate and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Mary Ann Hoberman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWords are remarkable \/ Here is a book \/ Where you'll not only listen \/ You also will look \/ Where you'll not only look \/ But you also will think \/ About words and their meanings \/ And how in the blink \/ Of an eye or a letter \/ Their meanings can change \/ Words are remarkable \/ Language is strange!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this poetry collection, the masterful Mary Ann Hoberman celebrates the joy of wordplay with poems about the alphabet, assonance, alliteration, grammar and punctuation, similes, rhythm and rhyme, and so much more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Ann Hoberman \u003c\/b\u003eis a former children's poet laureate, recipient of the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children and the National Book Award, and the critically acclaimed author of over forty books for children. Her notable titles include the bestselling \u003ci\u003eYou Read to Me, I\"ll Read to You \u003c\/i\u003eand the Sing-A-Long Stories series and the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eForget-Me-Nots\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Llama Who Had No Pajama\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerry Hoberman\u003c\/b\u003e is a media, installation, and performance artist. He has exhibited internationally, with major shows throughout the USA and Europe. He has received the Guggenheim and Rockefeller Fellowships, among other honors, and has taught and lectured widely, most recently at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Perry resides in Twentynine Palms, California, with his wife and three cats. This is his first children's book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520660246802,"sku":"9780316167659","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4e03eeae-69ab-4558-8816-0c1e8aadf83a.jpg?v=1731088457","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/away-with-words-wise-and-witty-poems-for-language-lovers-9780316167659","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}