Halfdan Rasmussen is the late author of The
Ladder. He is highly respected in his native Denmark for both his
children’s verse and his adult-oriented poems on social issues and
human rights. Prior to his death in 2002, he granted Marilyn Nelson
express permission to produce English versions of his
works.
Marilyn Nelson is an award-winning author and poet for
adults and children. The recipient of two Newbery Honors, a Michael
L. Printz Honor, and many other top accolades, she is also a former
poet laureate of Connecticut. Marilyn Nelson lives in New York.
Pamela Espeland has authored, coauthored, or edited
more than two hundred books on a variety of subjects. She lives in
Minneapolis.
Kevin Hawkes is the illustrator of the New York
Times best-selling Library Lion as well as many
other award-winning books for children, including Weslandia;
Sidewalk Circus; Handel, Who Knew What He Liked; and Me,
All Alone, at the End of the World. Kevin Hawkes lives in
Gorham, Maine.
Most of the selections aren't more than a few stanzas long, but
each one hits you with a bright burst of humor that's like a sip of
a fizzy drink on a hot day. . . . Hawkes's pencil and acrylic
illustrations highlight the humor and the whimsy of the nonsense
verses, but they also underscore the poems' innocence and childlike
dignity when called for, and the artist gets the mix exactly
right.
—The Horn Book (starred review)
The quaint poems have liberal helpings of both wit and whimsy and
an occasional sprinkling of mild potty humor. . . . The whole has
an uncluttered and inviting effect. Likely to become a classic,
this is a great addition to any picture-book collection.
—School Library Journal (starred review)
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