Talking Like the Rain: A Read-to-Me Book of Poems
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Talking Like the Rain: A Read-to-Me Book of Poems

X.J. Kennedy
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A collection of poems and illustrations celebrating the lives of children includes works by A. A. Milne, Edward Lear, Robert Louis Stevenson, and many new voices and is divided into sections on Day and Night, Just for Fun, and others.
Genres: PoetryChildrensPicture BooksNonfiction
96 Pages

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