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Mr. Posey's New Glasses - by Ted Kooser (Hardcover)

Mr. Posey's New Glasses - by  Ted Kooser (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In a charming tale of an elderly man and his obliging young friend, former poet laureate Kooser and newcomer Duncan invite readers to look at the world with fresh eyes. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>In a charming tale of an elderly man and his obliging young friend, former poet laureate Ted Kooser and newcomer Daniel Duncan invite us to look at the world with fresh eyes.</b> <p/>Mr. Posey is feeling gloomy. Everything seems dull. Maybe he needs new glasses? Perhaps a trip to the Cheer Up Thrift Shop with his energetic young neighbor, Andy, will help. But when the duo try on the glasses in the shop's barrel, they're in for a big surprise. One pair with stars for frames shows only constellations in a night sky. Round frames reveal a world all aswirl, while a heart-shaped pair makes everything pink. And as soon as Mr. Posey puts on the cat-eye framed glasses, fierce dogs start chasing him. No, thank you! But when Andy makes a simple observation, Mr. Posey's view opens to a whole new world -- and finally everything is brighter, different, and exciting.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Routine and sameness are wearing on Mr. Posey, a bespectacled, balding older man. Mr. Posey longs to see the world as his young neighbor Andy sees it, with effervescence and possibility! ... a nice representation of intergenerational friendship. Surreal, wacky, and peppered with just a hint of danger.<br>--Kirkus Reviews<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ted Kooser </b>was the U.S. Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2006 and won a Pulitzer Prize for his book of poems <i>Delights & Shadows</i>. He is the author of more than a dozen full-length volumes of poetry and several books of nonfiction, and his work has appeared in many periodicals. His picture books include <i>Bag in the Wind </i>and<i> The Bell in the Bridge, </i>both illustrated by Barry Root, and <i>House Held Up by Trees, </i> a <i>New York Times Book Review </i>Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year, illustrated by Jon Klassen. Ted Kooser lives in Garland, Nebraska. <p/><b>Daniel Duncan </b>is the author-illustrator of <i>South. Mr. Posey's New Glasses</i> is his first book with Candlewick Press. He lives outside London.

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