{"product_id":"once-upon-a-tomb-gravely-humorous-verses-9780763618377","title":"Once Upon a Tomb: Gravely Humorous Verses","description":"\u003cb\u003eClever puns and elaborately detailed, surreal artwork illuminate a collection of comically grim verses that can't help but tickle the funny bone.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReader, if I had more time \u003cbr\u003eI'd say au revoir in rhyme, \u003cbr\u003eSayonara, ciao in verse -- \u003cbr\u003eBut I have to catch a hearse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeek inside \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Tomb\u003c\/i\u003e and find twenty-two poems, each of which tells, in hilarious verse, the story of an untimely demise -- from a school principal to a bully, a food critic to a cafeteria lady, an underwear salesman to a soccer player. Complemented by Simon Bartram's deadpan illustrations, J. Patrick Lewis's cryptic tour of headstones and epitaphs is silly, spooky -- and far from grave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780763618377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.58h x 8.58w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2006 pg. 726\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/28\/2006 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 167 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e108653 \/ Once Upon a Tomb: Gravely Humorous Verses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"J. Patrick Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45302220849333,"sku":"9780763618377","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_716dd173-e2b8-4a06-a699-60a678111c78.jpg?v=1744724704","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/once-upon-a-tomb-gravely-humorous-verses-9780763618377","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}