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See You Later, Escalator by John Foster (view source)
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{{infobox
|title=See You Later, Escalator
|author=John Foster
|reviewer=Keith Dudhnath
|genre=Children's Rhymes and Verse
|summary=A superb anthology of rhymes for the very young. There's a great flow from poem to poem, plus many stand-out poems that cry out to be read aloud. Highly recommended.
|rating=4.5
|buy=Yes
|borrow=Yes
|isbn=978-0192731838
|paperback=0192731831
|pages=96
|publisher=OUP Oxford
|date=November 2010
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192731831</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>0192731831</amazonus>
|website=
http://www.oup.co.uk/oxed/children/poetry/foster/
}}
Always a sucker for a good poetry anthology here at Bookbag, we've enjoyed two previous collections from John Foster. ''See You Later, Escalator'' continues in the same vein, with poems from the likes of Tony Mitton, Michael Rosen, Michelle Magorian and Brian Patten.
We adored [[Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar by John Foster|Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar]], but were a little less keen on [[Whizz Bang Orang-Utan by John Foster|Whiz Bang Orang-Utan]] as it didn't quite let its hair down enough. Thankfully, ''See You Later, Escalator'' is back on top form, with a super set of amusing, charming and evocative poems about childhood.
Particular favourites include Peggy Guthart's ''Ready For Spaghetti'', Paul Bright's ''Ice Cream With Fish Fingers'' and Celia Warren's ''Cake-O-Saurus'' (ok, I might be a little peckish at the time of writing this review!) Kaye Umansky's ''Gorilla!'' is also hilarious, and Daphne Lister's ''The Wuzzy Wasps of Wasperton'' is brilliant fun. If you're not moved my Michelle Magorian's ''Sad'' or Peter Dixon's ''Cuddle'' then there's something very wrong with you!
The flow from poem to poem works brilliantly - themes develop naturally rather than there being rigid sections. It makes it perfect for dipping into, then getting sucked in and ending up reading the whole book. Kids will love it all, parents will smile throughout. Teachers could use the anthology for all sorts of lessons - although it's not a worthy and dull book by any means. It's a fine addition to any bookshelf and heartily recommended.
Thanks to the publishers for sending it to Bookbag.
As is usual with poetry reviews, we're recommending... nay, insisting, you buy [[A Kick In The Head: An Everyday Guide To Poetic Forms by Paul B Janeczko and Chris Raschka]]. [[Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things by Michael Rosen]] is also great fun, as are [[There's A Lion In My Bathroom by Giles Paley-Phillips]] and [[There's An Alien In The Classroom by Gervase Phinn]].
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|title=See You Later, Escalator
|author=John Foster
|reviewer=Keith Dudhnath
|genre=Children's Rhymes and Verse
|summary=A superb anthology of rhymes for the very young. There's a great flow from poem to poem, plus many stand-out poems that cry out to be read aloud. Highly recommended.
|rating=4.5
|buy=Yes
|borrow=Yes
|isbn=978-0192731838
|paperback=0192731831
|pages=96
|publisher=OUP Oxford
|date=November 2010
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192731831</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>0192731831</amazonus>
|website=
http://www.oup.co.uk/oxed/children/poetry/foster/
}}
Always a sucker for a good poetry anthology here at Bookbag, we've enjoyed two previous collections from John Foster. ''See You Later, Escalator'' continues in the same vein, with poems from the likes of Tony Mitton, Michael Rosen, Michelle Magorian and Brian Patten.
We adored [[Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar by John Foster|Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar]], but were a little less keen on [[Whizz Bang Orang-Utan by John Foster|Whiz Bang Orang-Utan]] as it didn't quite let its hair down enough. Thankfully, ''See You Later, Escalator'' is back on top form, with a super set of amusing, charming and evocative poems about childhood.
Particular favourites include Peggy Guthart's ''Ready For Spaghetti'', Paul Bright's ''Ice Cream With Fish Fingers'' and Celia Warren's ''Cake-O-Saurus'' (ok, I might be a little peckish at the time of writing this review!) Kaye Umansky's ''Gorilla!'' is also hilarious, and Daphne Lister's ''The Wuzzy Wasps of Wasperton'' is brilliant fun. If you're not moved my Michelle Magorian's ''Sad'' or Peter Dixon's ''Cuddle'' then there's something very wrong with you!
The flow from poem to poem works brilliantly - themes develop naturally rather than there being rigid sections. It makes it perfect for dipping into, then getting sucked in and ending up reading the whole book. Kids will love it all, parents will smile throughout. Teachers could use the anthology for all sorts of lessons - although it's not a worthy and dull book by any means. It's a fine addition to any bookshelf and heartily recommended.
Thanks to the publishers for sending it to Bookbag.
As is usual with poetry reviews, we're recommending... nay, insisting, you buy [[A Kick In The Head: An Everyday Guide To Poetic Forms by Paul B Janeczko and Chris Raschka]]. [[Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things by Michael Rosen]] is also great fun, as are [[There's A Lion In My Bathroom by Giles Paley-Phillips]] and [[There's An Alien In The Classroom by Gervase Phinn]].
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{{commenthead}}
[[Category:Anthologies]]
[[Category:Confident Readers]]
[[Category:For Sharing]]
[[Category:Tony Bradman]]
[[Category:Moira Andrew]]
[[Category:Petonelle Archer]]
[[Category:Clare Bevan]]
[[Category:Paul Bright]]
[[Category:Alison Chisholm]]
[[Category:Jane Clarke]]
[[Category:John Coldwell]]
[[Category:Peter Dixon]]
[[Category:Richard Edwards]]
[[Category:Maureen Haselhurst]]
[[Category:Holly King]]
[[Category:John Kitching]]
[[Category:Wes Magee]]
[[Category:Trevor Millum]]
[[Category:Judith Nicholls]]
[[Category:Cynthia Rider]]
[[Category:Marian Swinger]]
[[Category:Clive Webster]]
[[Category:David Whitehead]]
[[Category:Brenda Williams]]
[[Category:Georgie Adams]]
[[Category:John Agard]]
[[Category:Giles Andreae]]
[[Category:Laurence Anholt]]
[[Category:Quentin Blake]]
[[Category:James Carter]]
[[Category:Wendy Cope]]
[[Category:June Crebbin]]
[[Category:John Cunliffe]]
[[Category:Malachy Doyle]]
[[Category:Anne English]]
[[Category:Peggy Guthart]]
[[Category:David Harmer]]
[[Category:Jean Kenward]]
[[Category:Daphne Lister]]
[[Category:Loris Lesynski]]
[[Category:Anne Marie Linden]]
[[Category:Ian McMillan]]
[[Category:Michelle Magorian]]
[[Category:Eve Merriam]]
[[Category:Tony Mitton]]
[[Category:Lilian Moore]]
[[Category:Aislinn O'Loughlin]]
[[Category:Larry O'Loughlin]]
[[Category:Barry On]]
[[Category:Brian Patten]]
[[Category:Ellen Phethean]]
[[Category:Jack Prelutsky]]
[[Category:Michael Rosen]]
[[Category:Mollie Russell-Smith]]
[[Category:Gordon Snell]]
[[Category:Kaye Umansky]]
[[Category:Gregor Vitez]]
[[Category:Celia Warren]]
[[Category:Jeanne Willis]]
[[Category:Emily Bannister]]
[[Category:Emma Butler]]
[[Category:Clare Came]]
[[Category:Anna Gould]]
[[Category:Mia Holmstrom]]
[[Category:Helen Lanzrein]]
[[Category:Nancy Leschnikoff]]
[[Category:Kitty Mason]]
[[Category:Kristin Oftedal]]
[[Category:Helen Poole]]
[[Category:Tony Ross]]
[[Category:Katie Saunders]]
[[Category:Lucy Truman]]