El Reino del Reves (Alfawalsh) (Spanish Edition)
Kindergarten-Grade 2-Originally published in 1965, this collection of almost  50 poems and song lyrics is accompanied by brightly colored and  cheerful illustrations. The poems themselves range from almost  pure nonsense, la Edward Lear, to more sensible poems of humor  and whimsy, akin in spirit to the gentler work of Silverstein.  In most of the selections, Walsh's love of wordplay and the  music of language are strongly evident, and the inclusion of  several long-lined verses seems a tip of the hat to Lear. The  book closes with three Christmas songs, the last of which,  "Coplas para Navidad" ("Christmas Verses"), explicitly reaches  out to those adults who may be reading this book to the  children. An excellent choice for bookstores and libraries. Coop  Renner, Paul C. Moreno Elementary, El Paso, TXCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.