Hello School: A Classroom Full of Poems

Hello School: A Classroom Full of Poems

Written by: Dee Lillegard

Illustrated by: Don Carter

Random House Inc. 2001

Collection of Poetry

28 pages

            This story, by Dee Lillegard, expresses a variety of ways to introduce the everyday things that a child would see at school on a daily basis. A child could read these poems and understand what the different things look like and do while at school. Within this book, students can lose themselves in a tour through an already familiar setting. Nevertheless, this book is a creative way to get students to remember the aspects of things they do and use at school. All in all, Dee Lillegard does a fantastic job expressing each poem in a simple and catchy way for students to remember.

            Don Carter, the illustrator, creates his artwork in such a way that the pictures seem to pop right off of the pages. He helps to create this three-dimensional art by using an assortment of ways to create his art. He uses foam board, plaster, and acrylic paints to express help express Dee Lillegard’s poems. Don Carter is a very well known illustrator and is currently living out his passion as a children’s book illustrator.

            This book can be used in several different ways within a classroom. One way this book of poems can be used is by showing examples of onomatopoeias. This can be used while introducing the concept of onomatopoeias. Another way this book can be related to the classroom is when rhyming comes into play. There are tons of rhyming words within this book that would be a great way to introduce rhyming words. Lastly, this book of poems can be integrated into the classroom when a child is new to the whole school experience. The poems in this book consist of poems about school and things within school. Nevertheless, this book is a great book to use within a classroom setting.