Children’s Poet Laureate, J. Patrick Lewis has written an entertaining book of inventive, off-beat poems to delight children of all ages.  Lewis flips between imaginative, fanciful subjects (Dragon Dinner Etiquette) to normal, everyday topics (Dude Food).  There are tongue twisters, riddles, limericks, anagrams, haiku, word play, and puzzles.  Many encourage a second look or a second thought.  Teachers may find this an excellent resource for writing prompts as well as a support of common core standards for literature.  Matthew Cordell’s usually literal pen and ink drawings are reminiscent of Quentin Blake’s.