Talking Like the Rain

by Kennedy, X. J.; Kennedy, Dorothy M.; Dyer, Jane

• ISBN13: 9780316384919
• ISBN10: 0316384917
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Summary

"What's the matter with With Dickery Dean? He jumped right into The washing machine!" "Nothing's the matter With Dicker Dean - He dove in dirty, And he jumped out clean!" With over 180,000 copies sold since its 1992 debut, Talking Like the Rain is now being reissued in a deluxe paperback edition with a bold new cover design. This fine collection includes over one hundred classic children's poems, all divided into familiar subjects such as "Birds and Beasts,""Wind and Weather," and "Just for Fun." With soft, cheery watercolor illustrations by Jane Dyer, Talking Like the Rain is the perfect way to introduce even the youngest of readers to the art of poetry, and is sure to be treasured by families for years to come.

Author Biography

X. J. Kennedy's poems have appeared in more than one hundred fifty textbooks and anthologies and have been aired on Today, Good Morning America and Garrison Keillor's radio program. In recognition of his work for adults Mr. Kennedy was the first recipient of an international prize for light verse given by the Academy of American Arts and Letters, and he is the year 2000 winner of the Excellence in Children's Poetry Award awarded by the National Council of Teachers of English. He has published twelve children's books and with his wife Dorothy M. Kennedy, has compiled the best-selling children's anthologies, Knock at a Star and Talking Like the Rain. Formerly a Professor of English at Tufts University, X. J. Kennedy, and his wife live in Lexington Massachusetts. They have five children and two grandchildren.