Research Catalog

Title

Black stars in a white night sky / JonArno Lawson ; illustrated by Sherwin Tjia.

Author

Lawson, JonArno.

Publication

Honesdale, Pa. : Wordsong, 2008.

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Details

Additional Authors

Tjia, Sherwin, 1975-

Description

118 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Subject

Children's poetry, Canadian

Note

• Originally published in Canada by Pedlar Press, 2006.

Contents

Adventure begins -- Are you worried -- Love -- Golden legs -- Maple leaves that mabel leaves -- Bartleby -- Days have names -- Black stars in a white night sky -- Etobicoke -- Patty Tackett -- Being thoughtless -- Elephant -- Frog on the cob -- Humpty dumpty -- Thomas's promises -- Autumn's shoulder -- Bison in a basin playing a bassoon -- Gluts and scarcities -- You go, Hugo -- I practiced -- I followed your tame movements -- Deer -- It had to be gotten -- Eat a duck -- Water waltz -- I've always liked this planet -- There's a worm -- Hip hop handsome Han -- I don't understand -- Ingomar Baltazar Caiaphas Copps -- In the time that it takes -- First real warmth -- Snake's advice or advice from a snake to a protohuman -- How without arms -- Old man's lie -- Old man Margulis -- Clam -- Port Maitland's geese -- Music lessons at the hamilton armouries -- Winsome Billy Willoughby -- Pembroke -- Skeletax -- Neville -- What's left of me? -- Diving for treasure -- Peppercorn -- Song that turned into a witch -- Hornicle song -- Thirsty kirsten -- Crepe eaters -- Merciful Percival -- Silly sally -- Nothing moves -- Knuckle-nicking buckle -- Tines of a fork -- Bringing baby home -- Sleeping with the baby -- Girl in a rabbit hat -- Poor old Plotz -- Fish -- Try saying this with any name you know, and say it quickly: -- And try to say these over and over quickly: -- Pat a snake -- I had a dream in Pittenweem -- Juliette from Baldicocks -- Schirokauer -- Tsunami -- He laughed with a laugh -- Hummingbird -- Faster and faster and faster she went -- Handsome prince -- Bigger and better -- Fly, lynx -- Tickle tackle Botticelli -- Notes -- Acknowledgements.

Call Number

J 811 LAWSON

ISBN

• 9781590785218 (alk. paper)
• 1590785215 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2007018927

OCLC

125403220

Author

Lawson, JonArno.

Title

Black stars in a white night sky / JonArno Lawson ; illustrated by Sherwin Tjia.

Imprint

Honesdale, Pa. : Wordsong, 2008.

Edition

1st U.S. ed.

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Added Author

Tjia, Sherwin, 1975- ill.

Research Call Number

J 811 LAWSON