{"id":14271,"date":"2015-02-05T08:59:38","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T16:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com\/?p=14271"},"modified":"2023-01-18T18:00:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T02:00:56","slug":"i-haiku-you-by-betsy-snyder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/i-haiku-you-by-betsy-snyder\/","title":{"rendered":"*I Haiku You by Betsy Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"

I Haiku You<\/em> by Betsy Snyder. Random House, 2012. 32 pages.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bottom Line:<\/strong> This Valentine’s Day themed picture book is a wonderful introduction to the traditional Japanese poetic form of haikus.<\/p>\n

Reading Level: <\/strong>Picture Books, ages 4-8
\n\"Haiku\"<\/a>Maturity Level:<\/strong> 2 (ages 4-8)<\/p>\n

Children bestow affection so freely. They have the innocence and openness to observe and delight in small, everyday\u00a0encounters: a bird’s morning song, a note from a friend, a dog’s hearty smooch, a seed’s slight growth, and figures found in clouds and stars.<\/p>\n

Poet Betsy Snyder captures these and other simple childhood pleasures with colorful illustrations and the Japanese poetic form of haiku in her book I Haiku You.<\/em> Using the traditional three-lined, 17-syllable format, each page will recall memories for adults and elicit gratitude from the young.<\/p>\n

Snyder’s short book is best read slowly and aloud. It is a wonderful introduction to this traditional poetic form for early readers. It may even provide inspiration for an eager writer to try his hand at penning a haiku. After finishing the book, a simple writing or narration prompt could be: “What do you haiku?”<\/p>\n

Cautions: <\/strong>none<\/p>\n

Overall Value: 4.5 (out of 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n