The proper way to meet a hedgehog : and other how-to poems /
selected by Paul B. Janeczko ; illustrated by Richard Jones.
- First edition.
- Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019.
- 44 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
How to build a poem / How to tell a camel / How to be a mole / The proper way to be a hedgehog / Toasting marshmallows / Mix a pancake / To make a meal / How to tell goblins for elves / How to scare monsters / Rules / Rules of speaking / Walking on Mars / Table tennis triolet / Basketball rule #2 / How to ride a new bike / Playin'' jacks / The swing / How to bird-watch / How to be a tree in winter / How to take care of your tree / How to make a snow angel / How to be a snowflake / Snowflake catcher / On the fourth of July / Fireworks / Tired hair / Barbershop / A lesson from the deaf / How to read braille / Best friends / How to say a little prayer / How to catch a poem / by Irene Latham -- How to pay attention / by Charles Ghigna -- J. Patrick Lewis -- by Elaine Magliaro -- by Allan Wolf -- by Marilyn Sinter -- by Christina Rosetti -- by Calef Brown -- by Monica Shannon -- by Rebecca Kai Dotlich -- by Karla Kuskin -- by Douglas Florian -- by Irene Latham -- by Marjorie Maddox -- by Kwame Alexander -- by April Halprin Wayland -- by Anna E. Jordan -- by Robert Louis Stevenson -- by Margarita Engle -- by Irene Latham -- by Allan Wolf -- by Ralph Fletcher -- by Elaine Magliaro -- by Charles Waters -- by Marilyn Singer -- by Anna E. Jordan -- by Douglas Florian -- by Martin Gardner -- by Nikki Grimes -- by Steve Withrow -- by Helen Frost -- by Pat Mora -- by April Halprin Wayland.
Toast a marshmallow, be a tree in winter, read braille? Paul B. Janeczko and Richard Jones invite you to enjoy an assortment of poems that inform and inspire.