Oh, No! Where Are My Pants? And Other Disasters: Poems

Oh, No! Where Are My Pants? And Other Disasters: Poems – Lee Bennett Hopkins (editor), illustrated by Wolf Erlbruch
HarperCollins
ISBN: 0-688-17860-X

My rating: 4.5 out of 5

This anthology of disaster poems is very well done. There are a wide variety of poems in here from the very silly to the very serious. I liked how this was done and all of the poems selected for this book are very appropriate. I like how there were a few serious poems included in this book. They are pretty relatable, with subjects such as the death of a pet or a friend moving away. Most of us have experienced these and because of this, these can serve as gateways into teaching the fundamentals of poetry and how it’s more than just writing rhymes – it’s writing to convey feeling.

I enjoyed the illustrations in this book. They really captured the spirit of each poem and pretty much told the entire story without actually needing to read the poem.

“Oh, No! Where Are My Pants?” is a great book to use to introduce poetry to children. I would recommend buying this to put into your classroom library.