BIBLIOGRAPHY
Lewis, J. P., & Stone, K. M. (2005). Please bury me in the library. Orlando: Harcourt. ISBN 0152163875
PLOT SUMMARY
A collection of poems showcasing witty word play that range from funny to silly to cutsie.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
The illustrations were done in acrylic paint which lend a depth to the pictures that invite the reader to delve into it and explore. Many of the poems have inconsequential words but merge into the picture to show more relevance that originally thought.
In Reading in the Dark, you see the Owls studying a book, The Field Mouse’s Guide to Midnight, trying to see how they think. We all know that owl’s hunt and eat mice so this is akin to the owls trying to learning an opposing teams’ offensive and defensive strategies. The illustration comes in and you see the mice about the owls listening to them plan their attack strategy. The owls even state “…books are laded traps.”
The emotion in each poem is unique to the poem rather than connecting the entire book. One may find a poem to be the best poem ever written while another reader may disagree and state a different title. This book allows each reader to find something that speaks to them. One that I found highly amusing was Conversation on a Leaf where a caterpillar is being chastised by the mother. The mother is upset with how the younger generation is and the caterpillar tell the mom “I am becoming just like you.” The reason I found this to be extremely ironic is the caterpillar is quite literally becoming the mom and will soon make the transformation into butterflyhood.
REVIEW EXCERPTS
“Like Lewis's previous witty verse, the poems brim with wordplay…” – Publisher’s Weekly Release date: 04.01.2005
“[Lewis] has created a collection of original poems about books and reading that range from sweet to silly to laugh-out-loud funny.” – Goodreads Review
“Stone debuts with broadly brushed, page-filling acrylics to match: Children in pj’s rest beneath or teeter atop piles of books; mice and owls peruse large volumes by moon- and candle-light; an elderly, rather Seussian creature listens contentedly to a young reader.” – Kirkus Review May 20th, 2010
CONNECTIONS
*You can use this to show different types of poetry from acronyms, haiku’s, free verse as well as show the conventions in poetry including rhyme, rhythm and style.
*Pictures can also tie into the imagery represented in the words and this book showcases that.
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