Enormous Smallness: A Story of e. e. cummings

ENORMOUS SMALLNESS, A Story of E.E. Cummings explores this poet in words & images that are just as fresh as his own.

Enormous Smallness is a nonfiction picture book about the poet E.E. cummings. Here E.E.'s life is presented in a way that will make children curious about him and will lead them to play with words and ask plenty of questions as well. Lively and informative, the book also presents some of Cummings's most wonderful poems, integrating them seamlessly into the story to give the reader the music of his voice and a spirited, sensitive introduction to his poetry.

In keeping with the epigraph of the book -- "It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are," Matthew Burgess's narrative emphasizes the bravery it takes to follow one's own vision and the encouragement E.E. received to do just that.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Published: 04/07/2015
ISBN: 9781592701711
Pages: 64
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 11.50h x 8.40w x 0.70d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Finalist

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/16/2015
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2015
School Library Journal 05/01/2015 pg. 130
Shelf Awareness 05/08/2015
Booklist 06/01/2015 pg. 83
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 207 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 173604 / Enormous Smallness: The Story of E.E. Cummings
Reading Level: 5.2 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 0.5