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Rhyming Books
Below is a partial list of rhyming books with ISBN #'s written by Ida J. Lewenstein. To learn more, contact 813-877-4665.
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A Sad Little DogWritten By: Ida J. Lewenstein
Illustrator: Colleen Sullivan This book is about a sad little dog who sits next to a wise old frog on a nearby log. The whimsical story explores how the little dog thinks of himself being small and he can't do much at all, compared to a big Great Dane dog. But the wise frog councils him on the benefits of being small and at the end, the dog has self confidence of being small has its place. Readers Ages 5-8, Story Tellers, Parents and Grand Parents See How The Book Sounds To Music - click here! Sung by Music with Mar |
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The Weary ClockWritten By: Ida J. Lewenstein
Illustrator: Colleen Sullivan This is a rhyming story of a weary clock who was tired of hearing the same old tick tock. The weary clock was so annoyed with the same old sounds he started to go crazy. So much, the clock complains to other clocks about the same old tick tocks. The clock goes off a journey around the neighborhood to find a new sound, and fortunately the clock see a boy with a stick making sounds along a fence. The clock likes this new tick of stick and happily adopts this sound. Readers Ages 5-8, Story Tellers, Parents and Grandparents |
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Jump Up!Written By: Ida J. Lewenstein
Illustrator - Stephanie Richoll This rhyming story book is for young children just starting to read. It is also interactive as kids are encouraged to jump, reach, spin around the stars, moon and sky. Big text and easy to follow pictures. Readers Ages 4-7, Story Tellers, Parents and Grandparents |
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My Secret RocketWritten By: Ida J. Lewenstein
Illustrator - Stephanie Richoll Another rhyming poem about a boy who experiments with a rubber band and stretches it, pulls it and shapes it into a rocket launcher. The story winds the reader through all that can be done with a rubber band from storing it and imagining all the fun things one can do with a rubber band. Readers Ages 4-7, Story Tellers, Parents and Grandparents |
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Poor Old GoatWritten By: Ida J. Lewenstein
Illustrator - Andrea Klaban The original book in the book series is total audience participation. The story is a about a poor old goat on the side of hill, who falls into a moat........there is one big problem...he can' swim and he can't float. This line is is part of a chorus the kids and parents absolutely love to belt out.. " Poor Old Goat, Pour Old Goat, He Can't Swim and He Can't Float! The story continues with some friends rescuing the poor old goat with a boat and then covering up with a coat........you get the picture. There is a happy ending as the friends secure the goat with a rope on a slope and now he can graze trouble free. |
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Flights of FancyWritten By: Ida J. Lewenstein
Illustrator - Stephanie Richoll (Illustrations not available in this format) A small compilation of three poems: 'A Big Fat Rat', 'Ode to a Green Bean', and 'A Rock with a Lock'! Link to Poem |
Rhyming Poems
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A Big Fat Rat
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This poem came from my ESL lesson on pronunciation of the letter “a,” as in rat, fat, cat, mat.
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A Bird On My Dome
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An Immigrant's Dilemma
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A Perplexing Poem
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This is a fun poem that I read about in the SF Chronicle, and I decided to write about it.
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A Sad Little Dog
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This poem came from my ESL lesson on pronunciation of the letter “o,” as in log, dog, frog. The story is also a commentary about accepting who you are, and feeling proud about it.
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Consider The Litter
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I wrote this poem in reaction to my experience:
I was sitting in the window of the hairdresser, watching high school students toss onto the sidewalk the paper wrappers from their fast-food lunches as they walked back to school. Link To Poem |
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Footprints In The Sand
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God Also Made The Flea
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Goldilocks And The Bear
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I’ve taken the children’s poem, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, a step further, featuring an encounter between Goldi and a very romantic bear. Apparently, the encounter doesn’t end well for Goldi.
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If I Let It...
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This poem comes from the fact that I am quarantined in my room during the COVID-19 crisis.
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I Like To Rhyme
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As a child, I liked to write poems that rhymed, and I have continued to do so throughout my adulthood.
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It's Not Nice To Fool Mother Nature
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For too long, we pretended that climate change does not exist. Now we’re paying the price for that.
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I've Got Writer's Block
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Limericks
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Memory
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My Poems
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Jack Prelutsky is a famous writer of children’s poems. He was my inspiration for these two short poems, and also for “A Bird on my Dome”.
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My Secret Rocket
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This poem is about a little boy and his imagination. He imagines his rubber band is a rocket that takes him to lots of interesting places.
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Ode to Ogden
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Some people say that my poems remind them of Ogden Nash, and I guess they do. Ogden has been my inspiration for whatever I write.
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Rain Rain Go Away
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This is a poem to help children understand what a drought is all about. The inspiration comes from the poet having been in a drought in California.
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Sky Visits Earth
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Sky Visits Earth is a story-poem for young children. In a flight-of-fancy, the story attaches human qualities to both Sky and Earth, suggesting the conversation that might take place between the two if Sky decides he wants to come down to visit Earth to take a look around, and how Earth might feel about such a prospect.
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The Little Chair
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This poem is about a little chair who is envious of all that he sees out the window, such as children moving about. He wants to move about himself.
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The Poems I Write
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I wrote poems in rhyme as a child, and have continued to do so throughout my adulthood.
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The Weary Little Clock
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This poem is about a clock who is not happy with the way things are. He looks for a new sound to replace the tick-tocks of the clocks around him, and also for himself.
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The World Is Warming Day By Day
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Those More Innocent Days
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This poem is a look-back to what life was like in the 1940s and 1950s – a far more innocent time than today.
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Un Poco de Spanglish
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We Are The Cyber Generation
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We are the new generation who want all the latest apps, right now. We are not mindful of the waste we are producing.
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ISBN#'s for Ida Lewenstein authored books can be found on Bookwire. https://www.bookwire.com/books/all?query=ida%20lewenstein&pn=1&ps=20
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All material is copy written and no unauthorized use of material is permitted. All rights reserved.
All material is copy written and no unauthorized use of material is permitted. All rights reserved.