Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems) Author: Linda Sue Park
	Book Information Publisher: Clarion Books Book Type: Hardcover Members Wishing: 1 Rating: ? ISBN-13: 9780618234837 - ISBN-10: 0618234837 Publication Date: 10/15/2007 Pages: 48 Reading Level: Ages 4-8

From Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park, a unique poetry collection with Korean roots. A "sijo", a traditinal Korean verse form, has a fixed number of stressed syllables and a humorous or ironic twist at the end. Like haiku, sijo are brief and accessible, and the witty last line winds up each poem with a surprise. The verses in this book illuminate funny, unexpected, amazing aspects of the everyday-of breakfast, thunder and lightning, houseplants, tennis, freshly laundered socks. Carefully crafted and deceptively simple, Linda Sue Park's sijo are a pleasure to read and an irrestible invitation to experiment with an unfamiliar poetic form. Istvan Banyai's irrepressibly giddy and sophisticated illustrations add a one-of-a-kind luster to a book that is truly a gem. "Introduction, author's note, bibliography, Some Tips for Writing Your Own Sijo."