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Book Review of 20 Degrees from Normal: Creative Poems for All Ages

20 Degrees from Normal: Creative Poems for All Ages


Some cute and thoughtful poems from a brother and sister writing team. A poetry book for all ages, with poems that are fun, fantastical, and just a joy to read.

The wondrous art of Fanny Liem and the rhyming work of Ferris siblings has a nice rhythm. They work together perfectly. The poems are funny, relatable and have an almost nursery rhyming feel.

I usually cringe through a kids poem book that relies on rhyming. Many authors force words that sometimes don't make the rhyming flow as nicely. I was pleasantly surprised to find this book does not do that and the sing-song nature of the poems are really wonderful.

I hope these young authors do more writing. I enjoyed the book and chuckled once or twice.