All the World a Poem Hardcover - November 18, 2016by Gilles Tibo (Author), Manon Gauthier (Illustrator), Erin Woods (Translator)$16.95Age Range: 5 - 12 yearsGrade Level: Kindergarten - 6Lexile Measure: NP (What's this?)Hardcover: 32 pagesPublisher: Pajama Press (November 18, 2016)ISBN-13: 978-1772780093Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.4 x 9 inchesReviews and Awards for:2017 Best Books for Kids & Teens Starred Selection2017 Cybils Award: Poetry longlist"The wide-eyed, button-nosed young poets in Gauthier's collages give this collection much of its appeal. Drawn on paper, cut out, and placed against backdrops filled with scribbled and scumbled textures, the children look at the world, think about poetry, and try writing it.By portraying children as poets, Gauthier (Elliot) presents poetry as something that belongs to everyonenot just grownups."Publishers Weekly"This title fits nicely into any poetry unit for early childhood and primary grades."Ingram Library Services"Poetry lives, falls from the sky, floats on the sea, and tumbles from the heart, in All the World a Poem, a flowing collection of verses from Gilles Tibo.Cut-paper-and-crayon collage art by Manon Gauthier adds to a youthful sense of wonder, as young poets are invited to see and share the beauty and inspiration in nature, emotion, friendship, and all the world around them.

"Foreword ReviewsFrom the Author: This is possibly the FIRST book of its kind. From my research, I could not find another picture book for kids that introduces them to the wonder and magic of poetry and offers them a fun look at "What Is Poetry?".