Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen team up in this ironic and witty take on the last moments in the lives of a variety of animals. Each poem in this darkly humorous collection is an epitaph of a different animal. Grouped by animal type, these posthumous poems are full of clever wordplay and macabre humor that will appeal to kids (and adults) of all ages.
About Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs
Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen team up in this ironic and witty take on the last moments in the lives of a variety of animals. Each poem in this darkly humorous collection is an epitaph of a different animal. Grouped by animal type, these posthumous poems are full of clever wordplay and macabre humor that will appeal to kids (and adults) of all ages.
Jane Yolen is the award-winning author of over three hundred children’s books including Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs and Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs, Bad… More about Jane Yolen
About Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen is the award-winning author of over three hundred children’s books including Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs and Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs, Bad… More about Jane Yolen
