This book would be perfect for teaching poetry in school! I'm honestly tempted to get a copy for my class room when it comes out, but I think it might be a bit above my students skill level.

Yes, yes, the title is self-explanatory. But what isn’t is how a novella-length graphic book of poetry might be a gateway for a reluctant reader to build the confidence to read longer books. Or an introduction to the wonders of poetry for youngsters unenthusiastic about older, more structured poems.

What’s also not obvious is how lovely the poems were and how author Grant Snider’s quirky illustrations were even better than the poems. Like Shel Silverstein’s books, Poetry Comics will delight more than its target audience of kids.

In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley and Chronicle Books in exchange for an honest review.

This is likely the first poetry book I have seen using comic book format and it really works. I'm not a great reader of poetry, but by following the panels and looking at the illustrations, I was slowed down enough to appreciate the words as well. The poems were fun to read, but contained enough depth to be interesting. I will be buying this for my collection and encourage young readers to pick it up, and maybe even try to write their own poetry in this style.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I am not a poetry girl. I often just don't get it. And that makes it dull. Poetry meant for kids is often too simple or silly. I just don't care for poetry.

But this book. This book is gorgeous. I loved the poems. I loved the illustrations. I admire how much time, work, and heart this author poured into it. While I was reading I was picturing reading this to my kids at night when I read their regular stories and chapter books. And how much they could get out of just one poem at a time. Not only will I order this for my library collection, I have already preordered it for my home.

The concept of this book caught my attention but for some reason it's not letting me read it but it's showing up on my shelf. I'd give 5 stars for now but hopefully the error can be fixed later on!

I'm quite intrigued by this book concept! I'd be very interested in potentially adopting it for my classroom curriculum. Unfortunately, the file I downloaded included only the front and back cover (and no additional content). I'm not sure if it was meant to only be a preview, or if this was an error. It feels wrong to deduct stars for what seems to be an ARC error. I hope this can be fixed.