After the Bell Rings: Poems About After-School Time - Hardcover

Shields, Carol Diggory

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803738056 ISBN 13: 9780803738058

Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015

Synopsis

Fresh, funny, and full of verve and variety, this clever book of 22 illustrated poems about school captures what kids love to do when class lets out.

"Finally....
Finally....
Finally....
BRINNNNNG!
That wonderful bell begins to ring. "

Everyone knows that the best part of the school day is the moment it ends! After school, kids can hang out with their friends, play video games, attend music lessons, avoid chores, practice sports, do homework...well, maybe that last part isn't so great, but the rest is a blast!

About this title

Review:

"Smart and sassy poems and accessible illustrations combine for an engaging, humorous package." -Kirkus Reviews

"The eye-catching artwork done in acrylic, gouache, and colored pencil is sure to appeal to many readers along with the humor, rhyme, and universal topics." -SLJ

"Shields does have a good grasp of school-age frustrations and silliness...the precious and overbooked time after the bell will ring true with most." -Booklist

"Young readers and read-aloud audiences will instantly relate to this collection of light verse about the joys of after school." -SLC

About the Author:

Carol Diggory Shields's favorite afterschool activity was reading, reading, and more reading. She is currently a children's librarian and the author of many books. She lives in northern California.

Paul Meisel always loved to draw, but he also liked shooting hoops with his friends and trying to pitch a no-hitter in little league. He has illustrated more than 70 books, some of which he's also written. Paul won a 2012 ALSC Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for his picture book See Me Run.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0803738056
• ISBN 13: 9780803738058
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Meisel Paul