“Put something silly in the world that ain't been there before.“ I love this quote because it shows that not everything is so serious and we can be silly.
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A Light in the Attic | 
“Put something silly in the world that ain't been there before.“ I love this quote because it shows that not everything is so serious and we can be silly.
I would use this book to teach poetry that uses imagination and humor.
pickPoetry- Published in 1981. This book is similar to where the sidewalk ends as it captures imagination and curiosity. However this book focuses in on suggesting that unexpected places have something magical in them.
pickWrapping up the last of my #Pop23 reviews. This book brings back wonderful childhood memories. The memories are foggy but I loved the one-on-one attention my neighbor gave me after my triplet siblings were born. I believe she had a big part of my love for reading and I loved reading this one with her. It‘s always a comfort read for me. ~a book you wish you could read for the first time again.
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These poems are very entertaining and relatively easy to follow. This would be great as an introduction to poetry, or even after you have learned about and worked with poetry. The illustrations help to show what the author was writing about
pickThis book has a collection of many different poems. They are all unique in their own way and on different topics. They are interesting and unconventional which make them entertaining to read.
pickanother great shel silverstein book. these poems are light hearted and funny. i think they would make for fun daily exposure to poetry
Using a whole poem as a quote. I think the figurative language that he uses is so adorable and thinking about saving a dream for when you‘re older and grumpy is such a silly thought. I love it.
I love the differences between the poems and how they can go from something so simple and sweet to something deep in mind tickling. Along with his funky, yet Groovy doodles, I love them.
pickAnother classic poetry, book with poems and drawings by Shel Silverstein. These plums can be kind of out there, but if he really look into the meaning of them, it‘s some thing always deeper or something just funny. I love this poet!
A light in today‘s random #shelfie
It‘s an imaginative and funny book of poems but was banned in a Florida school in 1993 and challenged in other US schools throughout the 1980s and 90s because the poems were seen as promoting disobedience, violence, cannibalism, etc.
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The other day I set up a small banned book display because I just couldn't wait until next month to do it lol.
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So apparently I was pretty tired last evening, because in addition to making myself a nice steaming cup of hot water (no teabag) I also colored in the wrong space on my bingo grid (it was supposed to be top right, not second from top right). Once I realized what I‘d done two things were clear: it was time for bed and this had to be my next read. Which it was. 🤦🏻♀️
so-soI remember enjoying Silverstein a lot more as a kid, but I am just not terribly impressed reading this now. Same with Falling Up. I hope Where the Sidewalk Ends goes better when I get to that one. I just don‘t know how much the kiddo will enjoy most of these.
A Light in the Attic is a zany, illustrated P collection by Shel Silverstein. The poems in it are all very unique. With drawings as silly as the poems themselves, this book is very entertaining. However, some language is advanced and some simply made up. Students may need extra support while reading, so I recommend a PR strategy for both ELs and students of lower reading levels. https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/book/light-attic
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pickThis P book contains oil tools little poems with cute illustrations by Silvers himself. This would be a good book for IR, it‘s not too hard to comprehend but after you can discuss the meanings as a class. Before you read, you can complete this word search about the poem so they have an idea of the words they will see. https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/material/light-attic-word-search The EL I chose is #20 lost the important words you plan to
pickI remember my mom reading this to me when I was younger along with “Where the Sidewalk Ends”, so a walk down memory lane ! But this P book is perfect for a RA or PR. Reading with a partner and decoding the meanings behind them would be great practice. rif.org has pretty cool resources for students creating their own poems. #UCFLAE3414SP20
“Do a loony-goony dance
'Cross the kitchen floor,
Put something silly in the world
That ain't been there before.”
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pickI remember thinking these books were hilarious as a kid so this was a nice, nostalgic read. Some of the poems I loved, some I didn‘t think much of but overall it was great to read it again.
Anyone else have books that make you sleep? Not that it makes you a little tired but when you read it, you immediately conk out? 😂 For some reason I can‘t read this one without falling asleep after 1-2 poems and it‘s taking forever to re-read because of it.
pickReview: A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein, 2002, is a poetry book full of more whacky, abstract poems about anything and everything.
Blurb: I would use this in my classroom during a poetry unit and have children pick one of the topics inside and write their own poems about it. As well as illustrations since the book has drawings too!
Quote: “Last night while I lay thinking here
Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear“
“There's a light on in the attic. I can see it from the outside, and I know your on the inside... Lookin out“ I love this part of the poem!
I'd include this book in my library for around second or third grade, because this is right at that reading level.
pick“A Light in the Attic“ by Shel Silverstein, 2009. I'm a big fan of Shel Silverstein poems. His poems have a very natural flow to them, and they have somewhat of a spooky tone to them. They also rhyme, which kids will be a big fan of.
This book is great for older classrooms because it shows so many different poems that children can enjoy.
pickA Light In the Attic by Shel Silverstein was written in 1981. This is a great book to read that contains lots of different types of poetry. One that I read that I enjoyed was the one that is the title of the book, A light in the attic. There are so many different ways you can take in the poems and I really enjoyed reading some of them. I highly suggest this book of poems for older kids!
There are many poems in this book that are all funny and good for all ages.
