The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects in Mock Newbery 2026

Feb 17, 2015 Samantha rated it did not like it

Shelves: juv-nonfiction, poetry

I really liked the introduction here and I was excited to see this concept in action. In the end, though, I don't think this approach to the topic of poetry works, especially because when you search for poems about an object you often end up with obscure poems by fantastic poets rather than the poems these writers are famous for.

The watercolor artwork did a good job of spotlighting the subjects of the poems and was the main draw to this book (for me).

Overall, there was a great selection of autho ...more

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Aug 08, 2015 Mary Lee rated it it was amazing

Shelves: poetry, picture-book, classic, 2015

FABULOUS anthology of poetry from Early Middle Ages to Contemporary. Great choices. Accessible to kids. Wonderful illustrations.

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Dec 02, 2015 The Styling Librarian rated it really liked it

Shelves: kids-books, nonfiction, poetry

The Death of the Hat – A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects selected by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Chris Raschka – Interesting to read each poem collected and illustrated… hadn’t thought about poetry connected to objects before. Although I was surprised that one of my favorite poets who wrote numerous object poems was not part of the collection- Valarie Brown.

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Jun 07, 2015 Julie Williams rated it really liked it

Another collection of poems by Paul B. Janeczko. As is typical with me and poetry collections - I liked some and there were some I didn't like. What I thought was unique was how they were grouped by era which would make for an interesting poetry unit or discussion. ...more

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