Shout! Little Poems that Roar~ by Brod Bagert, illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa

Published by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

- January 1, 2007

Shout!  Little Poems that Roar  contains 21 poems with "vibrant collection of twenty-one poems celbrates the joys (snack time!) and pitfalls (2+2=23?) of childhood.  Brod Bagert poems ranged from seasons-stars-finger paint-kids that quak.  The poems in this picture poem book give you a since of warmth and humor that have kids ask for more...This book was orignially targeted towards two year olds and up.  This book falls under the genre of poetry; it has humor, comedy and Rhymes.  The overal theme of the book is rhymes and songs. 

 

I really enjoyed reading all the differnent poems in this book.  They were not only educational but, funny to read.  My favorite poem in this book:

 Little Dipper 

"Little Dipper in the sky,

Little Dipper, please don't cry.

Not as bright as all the rest?

Brightness doesn't make them best."

 

"All the others move around,

Always on the roam.

You stay right there in the north

And point the way back home."

 

"Little Dipper in the sky,

Little Dipper, please don't cry.

Small you are...yet still you stay,

And that is how I find my way." (Bagert, 2007)

 Brod Bagert was born November 22, 1947 in Louisiana.  For 20 years of his life he was a lawyer.  When he was young enjoyed writing poetry and when he became older he started writing speeches for political candidates.  Poetry came back into his life when his seven-year-old daughter came home with a school assignment.  His daughter had a difficult time finding a poem to recite for a school contest so she confronted her father for help which rekindled a spark he hadn't felt in a long time.  Since then he has been writing poetry and talking to teachers and children all over the world.  He enjoys playing several musical instruments along with swimming, jogging and reading about mythology, history, psychology, and of course poetry.  Bagert's poetry is on the Texas Library Bluebonnet Award list and on several children's favorite book lists.  Most of his poems are from children's point of view.  He is an award winning author of 17 poetry books.  Two of the award winning books are for younger adults and five are for adults. (Vardell, n.d.)

Other Children's Books:

School Fever                

Elephant Games and Other Playful Poems to Perform

Giant Children

Chicken Socks and Other Contagious Poems

The Gooch Machine: Poems for Children to Perform

Let Me Be...The Boss (Schack, 2012)

 

Motivational Activities:

If you were the illustrator for this book what would the cover of the book look like?  Please draw what the cover would look like.

If you were to meet Brod Bagert the author what would you ask him?

 

Reader Response Questions:

What poem in this book was your favorite? Illustrate a picture for the poem you have picked.

What did you like most about this?

 

Bibliography:

Bagert, B. (2007). Shout! Little Poems that Roar. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.

 

Vardell, S. M. (n.d.). Poetry People: A Practical Guide to Children's Poets (p. 8). N.p.: Greenwood Publishing Inc. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from http://books.google.com/books?id=Nkl0ZoNI6vwC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=bio+brod+bagert&source=bl&ots=v60sFfT0qc&sig=u6fZm6iwoOeHa4uembvQo3yRuhs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JkSsUJX3H8n8rQHnq4C4Ag&ved=0CEUQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&

 

Schack, B. (2012). About Brod. In Brod Bagert. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from http://www.brodbagert.com/pages/view/274/about