Book : Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink (gilbert The..

-Titulo Original : Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink (gilbert The Opossum)

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HarperCollins

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Review Human foibles, humorously yet accurately revealed, are given practical, realistic, nondidactic solutions. -- School Library JournalThe annual classroom exchange of valentines is the backdrop for this engaging story about retaliation. These hazardous waters of handing out valentines are negotiated by a cast of animals whose emotional toils will closely mirror readers own. DeGroat pens a sympathetic look at the small hurts in life and the importance of second chances. -- Kirkus ReviewsThe hostility is finally turned around with good humor and with lots of nonsense and forgiveness. Kids will enjoy all the rhymes, and theyll want to make up their own playful parodies both mushy and mean. -- Booklistde Groats characteristically buoyant watercolor art features an amiable crew of assorted animals, many festively clad in Valentines Day-appropriate reds and pinks. -- Publishers Weekly This Valentines Day favorite read-aloud will prompt lots of giggles, as well as discussions on kindness and forgiveness.Gilbert is all set to write fifteen friendly valentine cards to his classmates. But how can he write a nice poem for the boy who tweaked his nose, or the girl who made fun of his glasses? Instead, Gilbert writes two not-so-nice valentines...and signs the wrong name on both!When his classmates read his poems, their feelings are hurt, and Gilberts prank quickly turns into pandemonium. But with the help of a friend and an honest apology, theres always time for a change of heart on Valentines Day. From the Back Cover When Gilbert writes two not-so-nice valentines to his classmates, his prank quickly turns into pandemonium. But theres always time for a change of heart on Valentines Day. About the Author Diane deGroat is the illustrator of more than 120 childrens books and the author-illustrator of bestselling books about Gilbert, including Ants in Your Pants, Worms in Your Plants! (Gilbert Goes Green); April Fool! Watch Out at School!; Mother, Youre the Best! (But Sister, Youre a Pest!); Last One in Is a Rotten Egg!; and the New York Times bestseller Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink. Diane lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. There they were, fifteen black valentine cards waiting to be filled with nice valentine poems. They were sitting on the kitchen table in a pile as high as Gilberts nose. Mrs. Byrd had told them to write something nice for each classmate, because Valentines Day was about liking each other.Gilbert liked Patty a lot. She had smiley eyes and a silly laugh that made Gilbert feel silly, too. He picked out the biggest card and wrote inside:Roses are red,violets are blue.Your eyes are nice,and I like you.GilbertGilbert also liked Frank. Frank let Gilbert use his baseball mitt once when Gilbert forgot to bring his own. On Franks card he wrote:Your name is Frank.It isnt Hank.You lent me your mitt,so you I thank.GilbertThis is fun, Gilbert thought. He continued to write nice valentine poems until there were two cards left. One for Lewis and one for Margaret.Gilbert didnt want to write a nice poem for Lewis. Lewis once tweaked Gilberts nose until it turned red.He didnt want to write a nice poem for Margaret, either. Margaret made fun of Gilberts glasses....So he didnt write nice poems.