Take Two!: A Celebration of Twins - Hardcover

Lewis, J Patrick; Yolen, Jane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763637025 ISBN 13: 9780763637026

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA), 2012

Synopsis

Title: Take Two!( A Celebration of Twins) <>Binding: Hardcover <>Author: J.PatrickLewis <>Publisher: CandlewickPress(MA)

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Review:

We are not supposed to judge a book by its cover. But in this case, let's do just that. The cover of the new poetry collection TAKE TWO!, with its twin toddlers bending upside down, polka-dotted tushies in the air, is quite possibly the cutest one to have crossed my desk in the run-up to spring. And since spring is baby season, at least for much of the animal kingdom, it seems an appropriate moment for this "Celebration of Twins" as the authors -- J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen, both accomplished poets -- subtitle it...With its cheerily sweet and inventively varied illustrations by Sophie Blackall, TAKE TWO! has both a contemporary and a pleasingly timeless feel.
--The New York Times

This playful collection of twin-themed poems, a welcome addition to the bookshelf on the subject of twins, is as much for parents as for kids.
--Publishers Weekly

From lighthearted to thoughtful, rhythmic to balladic, the verses are appealingly varied in mood and style. Whimsical and delightfully detailed, Blackall's bright-hued watercolor, pencil, and collage illustrations depict charismatic youngsters and reflect each offering's tone. A "Twin Fact" appears on each spread. A fine share-aloud for families with twins and kids who are curious about them.
--School Library Journal

Veteran poets tap into the never-ending interest in twins with a collection of poetry dedicated to twosomes... Divided into four sections comprising "Twins in the Waiting Womb," "Twinfants," "How to Be One" and "Famous Twins," the poems explore milestones as twins, the push and pull of twin relationships and the need for individuality... T-winsome.
--Kirkus Reviews

A charmer.
--Booklist

More than 40 original poems playfully present "twindom".
--San Francisco Chronicle

About the Author:

J. Patrick Lewis is the current Children's Poet Laureate. A twin himself, he has written more than seventy children's books, including Once Upon a Tomb: Gravely Humorous Verses. "Being a twin is the third best thing that has ever happened to me," he says, "after having wonderful children and grandchildren of my own and eating my mom's apple dumplings." J. Patrick Lewis lives in Ohio.

Jane Yolen, not a twin herself--but with multiple sets in her family--has written or edited more than three hundred books, including the poetry collections Switching on the Moon, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, and Here's a Little Poem, illustrated by Polly Dunbar. She is also the author of the best-selling How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?, illustrated by Mark Teague. Jane Yolen divides her time between Massachusetts and Scotland.

Sophie Blackall has illustrated numerous books, including Deborah Noyes's Red Butterfly; Rukhsana Khan's Big Red Lollipop, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book; and Annie Barrows's best-selling Ivy and Bean series. Sophie Blackall lives in Brooklyn.

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0763637025
• ISBN 13: 9780763637026
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 72
• Illustrator: Blackall Sophie