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Grade 2-4–Using concrete poetry as the vehicle, Sidman relates a simple story. A small dog escapes from its house and a little cat is abandoned at curbside.

Grade 2-4–Using concrete poetry as the vehicle, Sidman relates a simple story. These natural enemies meet at a neighborhood park where, forced to wait out a thunderstorm under a picnic table, they take comfort in huddling together and later emerge as buddies. Joan Bransfield Graham's Flicker Flash (1999) and Splish Splash (1994, both Houghton) and J. Patrick Lewis's Doodle Dandies (S & S, 1998) are better examples of concrete poetry for the same age group.

On a clear, sunny day, a small adventure begins. Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry: written by Joyce Sidman, and illustrated by Michelle Berg, uses concrete poetry to tell the story of an abandoned cat and a curious dog’s adventure. Both kids and adults can appreciate the many poems throughout the story that describes everyday things such as clouds, trees, and the ground they walk on. The story is about a dog that escapes out of his house and meets a cat that just got abandoned by a mysterious car.

Newbery Honor-winning Children's Author & Poet. Looking for the poetry hidden in the visual imagery is the most obvious appeal of this beautiful, innovative book; other pleasures include the splendid flood of onomatopoeia and the stunning design. The playfulness and originality of concept make this a welcome offering.

Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry. Illustrator Michelle Berg. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Joyce Sidman", Children's Book Almanac. Sylvia M. Vardell (2007). Poetry people: a practical guide to children's poets. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-59158-443-8. ISBN 978-0-618-44894-4.

In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 5. (2006) 422-423 Sidman, Joyce; Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry; illus

In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 5. (2006) 422-423 Sidman, Joyce; Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry; illus.

A Story in Concrete Poetry. by Joyce Sidman & illustrated by Michelle Berg. Newcomer Berg’s simple, almost infantile shapes and primary palette serve to draw the reader’s eyes to the shaped poems that are the work’s main event. While mediating between the poems and the pictures they form presents a challenge to the reader, the playfulness and originality of concept make this a welcome offering. Pub Date: April 3rd, 2006.

Joyce Sidman (born June 4, 1956) is an American poet, best known for her children's poetry. Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry (illustrated by Michelle Berg). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. Sidman was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Illustrated by Michelle Berg. Historical Fiction Frost, Helen. New York: Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. Casey at the Bat. Illustrated by Joe Morse. Tonawanda, NY: KCP Poetry/Kids Can Press. The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips. New York: Scholastic Press. Sturtevant, Katherine. A True and Faithful Narrative. New York: Farrar, Straus Giroux. Realistic Fiction Brown, Susan Taylor. Joyce Sidman at Library of Congress Authorities - with 14 catalog records. Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow. Illustrator Beth Krommes.

by Joyce Sidman and Michelle Berg . Plump, bright dome, of sugary white, sky muffin. Joyce Sidman’s descriptive cloud poem will change shape, form, and content over the course of this intriguing picture book, just like the clouds themselves. If there’s a story here, it’s of small dog and a small cat at odds with one another until a sudden storm finds them sheltering beneath the same picnic table. But the real story is the way that tale is told-in a series of concrete poems that chronicle the storm’s rise and fall, the changing relationship of the two animals, and their surroundings.