Deborah Freedman

Although I am not fond of poetry, I enjoyed this book. The book was divided into twelve rooms, each with a different type of poem involving curiosity and things that people might wonder about. I particularly liked the poems in the rooms of curiosity, nature, time and science. I felt that these particular poems taught the reader some things about science without seeming like they were teaching a lesson. For instance, the Room of Science used the correct terminology for each of six types of scientists, such as geologist and physicist, while using poetry to show them doing something that a scientist of that nature would do at work.The illustrations were beautiful and were clearly related to the poems on each page. I appreciated the ending that suggested to the reader that they could also wonder about things and could begin to address this wonder by doing something like writing a poem, building a model, or looking through a microscope. I feel this poetry book challenges the reader to do more than just passively read the book and to address their own wonder by doing.… (more)

I didn't actually like this the first time I read it. I started to appreciate it the second time I read it. The third time I read it, I was like, wow. This is beautiful.

I think it's because, as a children's librarian, the first thing in my mind when I pick up a new picture book is always: "Will this work for story time?"

The second thing in my mind is: "Will this work for a school visit?"

Finally, my mind comes around to: "Do I like this?"

And, yes. I like this very much.… (more)