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Limerick Comics

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Pub Date Mar 02 2019 | Archive Date Jan 31 2023


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Description

Limerick Comics is a unique blend of poetry and nonfiction. The 32-page collection offers a lighthearted original limerick on a diverse range of history and science topics, accompanied by intriguing facts, presented in entertaining comics.

Each page contains a five-panel fully illustrated mini-comic, and a sixth panel with engaging, fun facts and information about that topic. This material can spark discourse between parent and child, or teacher and students.

With the subject matter changing from page to page, and the use of an entertaining limerick to elicit interest in nonfiction topics, Limerick Comics may appeal to reluctant readers.

The integration of poetry and nonfiction provides educators with endless cross-curricular applications along with a valuable resource for the development of fluency and prosody.

Kids of all ages are invited to linger on each page to enjoy the humor of hyperbolic imagery, ponder inferences, and view the evocative details of each eye-catching illustrated panel.

Add this playful book to your home, classroom, school, or public library collection, and nurture an appreciation of poetry, science, history, civics, and art.

Limerick Comics is illustrated by Steve Feldman

"Both amusing and instructive, with broad appeal and excellent illustrations"-Kirkus Reviews


Limerick Comics is a unique blend of poetry and nonfiction. The 32-page collection offers a lighthearted original limerick on a diverse range of history and science topics, accompanied by intriguing...


Advance Praise


Winner of the 2023 Southern California Book Festival in the Wild Card category.

Winner of the 2022 New England Book Festival in the Poetry category.

Limerick Comics was awarded Honorable Mention at The 2022 Paris Book Festival in the Children's Book category.

Limerick Comics was the winner of the 2021 Feathered Quill Book Awards Gold 1st-Place Medal for Poetry, and Reviewer's Choice Award.

In the United Kingdom, Limerick Comics was named a Finalist in the 2021 Wishing Shelf Book Awards..

Limerick Comics was the children's book selected by the curators at Bedside Reading for inclusion in a book bundle provided to their luxury hotel partners across the United States as a bedside amenity for hotel guests.

"In his debut book, Hoyman combines two forms that kids love--limericks and comic books--to offer one-page lessons on various subjects"-Kirkus Reviews

"Even when discussing complex subjects, Hoyman keeps the language simple ("A caveman all covered with dust/Could briskly make flint stones combust"). Young readers will have no trouble enjoying the entire collection, whether by picking a poem at random or reading from cover to cover."

"For young readers and parents alike, this collection of factoid limericks will be a great introduction to poetry while delivering laughs and interesting knowledge."-Booklife By Publishers Weekly

"Debut author Robert Hoyman has hit the proverbial ball out of the park with his first book, Limerick Comics."

"Kids love comics so the format is a natural draw for them, and while not all children are drawn to poetry, limericks offer a lighthearted introduction to the genre through short and goofy rhymes. Combine the two and kids who are averse to poetry won't even realize they're falling in love with the genre."-Feathered Quill Book Reviews

"A wonderfully fun set of limericks, perfect for 9-12 year olds. A FINALIST and highly recommended!"-The Wishing Shelf Book Awards U.K.

"This book is a keeper. Produced in hardback to a very high standard, both the limericks, the explanatory prose, and the illustrations will appeal to both children and those adults who remain young at heart. It is a book that can be passed from generation to generation - an ideal gift."-Deborah Barwick, Author, Official Reviewer, The Book Dragon U.K.

"Overall: This is a seriously unique book. Never seen a set-up like this before and I loved it!"-Judges' Comments Feathered Quill Book Awards




Winner of the 2023 Southern California Book Festival in the Wild Card category.

Winner of the 2022 New England Book Festival in the Poetry category.

Limerick Comics was awarded Honorable Mention at The...


Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781732818606
PRICE $16.99 (USD)

Average rating from 19 members


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