Technically, It's Not My Fault: Concrete Poems

I got this for my middle school library. It's a very fun read with a loose storyline of a middle school boy's thoughts and experiences.The concrete poems are great--very inventive.The book is quite short--i would love more poems.

I teach middle school language arts and I bought this book to add to my poetry collection that I use when I am teaching poetry. For reluctant readers, this book will draw them in. My students enjoy creating their own concrete poems and this book is a great example of many different types of concrete poems.

This little book is interesting to children, since it is written by a boy around their age. He chooses amusing kid-friendly topics that engage children, and the presentation of poems in many shapes and patterns helps them think of incidents in their own lives that they might write about. The author makes use of a variety of presentations, such as circular, tall thin poems, different sized/cute print fonts for emphasis, and other unique fresh appearances of the final product. I have used several of his ideas forcreativity assignments after students in grades 4-5 have written a number of poems in traditional format, and they've been quite successful. They always want to take their work home to show their parents, because they are proud of the results. It is a little bit"catching", reminding me of times when I've taught Haiku and they begin rolling out poem after poem whenever they have extra time, just for fun.

I was wandering through the Red Bank, NJ Public Library a few years back when I came across an exhibition of the original artwork for this wonderful series of concrete poems. You don't need to be a kid to love Grandits' work. He is spot on and side-splittingly funny. If you are a Diary of a Wimpy Kid fan, you MUST check this out. And if you like a witty marriage of words and images, you MUST check this out!

It's Awesome!

This book is hysterical. All three of my children love it and we've shared it with a several groups of friends. John Grandits really captures what it is like to be a kid!

I have this book in my classroom for a poetry unit. Kids love the shapes of the concrete poems and the humor. I have since gotten the book as a gift for family members. Everyone love it!

The item was clean just as described. The seller contacted me twice by e-mail to see if it already arrived. I am happy with the book and the seller.