“Zigzag: Zoems for Zindergarten is [Loris Lesynski’s] fourth collection of poems, following on the immensely popular Dirty Dog Boogie, Nothing Beats A Pizza and Cabbagehead ....Words pop off the page. Her words are chosen carefully for their music as well as their meaning, to allow the meany ESL students entering kindergarten to enjoy the poetry and to glean context from the sound rather than just the meaning of the words themselves.... Her trademark colour and humour bring the kindergarten experience to life.” Canadian Children’s Book News “...These zoems will have preschoolers joining in the words and movements...the fun is as much in the silliness and sounds of the words as in any meaning ... it will be great for reading aloud, even with the lap-sitting audience, and the cheerful watercolor, pencil and gouache art, with a touch of cartoonlike humor, adds to the appeal with images of kids jumping to the ‘zigga zagga beat’.” Book List “... In this exuberant little book bursting with rhyme, Lesynski writes and illustrates poems to thrill kindergarten-goers, the kids who are too old for nursery rhymes and too young for irony...wonderful use of new and juicy words.” The Daily News, Halifax NS “Zigzag: Zoems for Zindergarten proves that Loris Lesynski is just crazy—good crazy in a poetic way that will get preschool and kindergarten kids bouncing to the beat.... A super combination for active kids.” The Standard, St. Catharines ON “This skilled and articulate poet leaves no stone unturned in her zany look at kindergarten kapers... Check this book out, you will not be disappointed.” The Brandon Sun, MB “In Zigzag, she sees ‘zigzag here and zigzag there/see some zigzags everywhere.’ Another time, it's ‘stripes... stripes we paint/stripes we draw/news of special stripes/we saw/stripes,’ thanks to ‘Mrs. Zebra.’... Lesynski demonstrates well her understanding of kids.” CM (Canadian Materials) “A new collection of poems from Loris Lesynski is always a treat! Zigzag is so simple yet lively, pointing to zigzags we can see and unlikely zigzags we can imagine.... Highly recommended.” Hi Rise “Loris Lesynski’s poems play with the sound, the shape, even the taste of words.” City Parent, Toronto ON 
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