Pocketful of Nonsense

Marshall, J. (1992). Pocketful of Nonsense. New York, New York: Western Publishing Company.

Brief Annotation: This is a book of full of fun, humorous, child-like poems and limericks which will make you laugh at the silly words and pictures.

Genre: Poem

Grade Level: Pre-K-3

Readers who will like this: Children who silly rhyming poems and love to laugh.

Response/Rating (1-4): *** I thought this book of poems was delightfully fun to read. The poems are child-like, easy to read and funny to hear. I enjoyed the rhyming words because those poems can be used as an extension for a lesson.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: How are poems written? What are some different ways you can write poems?