No Fair! No Fair! and Other Jolly Poems of Childhood

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School District, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 24, 2016

Review

The author and illustrator of this book are long time New Yorker contributors. The poems are inspired by some of Trillin's real life experiences. Poems are mostly about things children might experience such as favorite foods, going to school, and riding the bus. Rhyming is forced at times, interrupting the flow of the poems. Illustrations are colorful and comical. Overall, just an OK package that may or may not catch children's attention.

Overall Book Score: good

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About the Book

Author:

Trillin, Calvin

Illustrator: Chast, Roz

Illustration Quality: good

Publisher: Orchard Books

Book Type: picture book nonfiction

Genre: fiction in verse / poetry

Audience: grades 4-6

Binding Type: trade edition

Binding Quality: fair

ISBN: 9780545825788

Price: 17.99