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Fold Me a Poem by Kristine O'Connell George is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Fold Me a Poem about?

<p><P>It's a poetry and origami day!</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>This unusual poetry volume is a dazzling celebration of imagination. George's (Hummingbird Nest) haiku-like poems and Stringer's (Mud) colorful origami animals combine to tell the story of a child who needs only squares of paper to create a world of play. The unnamed child's contemplative face and short hair allows both boys and girls to identify with the main character, as he or she sprinkles snowflakes made from paper punch holes over origami penguins, creates a barrier between rabbits and foxes with wooden blocks, forms a shadow figure hippo with a flashlight and fashions a bookmark from a giraffe. Stringer's illustrations help connect the poems visually, and the pages burst with colors and patterns. On one spread, the poem Peacocks features a close-up of the child's hands folding the birds' tails while, across the gutter, the finished peacocks strut in a garden of origami tulips to illustrate a poem called Spring. Each turn of the page brings a clever new perspective or insight-even humor. A Disappointed Moth, pictured with brown polka-dotted wings, asks, Why didn't you/ save any butterfly colors/ for me? The

Who reads Fold Me a Poem?

Author

Kristine O'Connell George

Publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781415593226

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry

Rating

3.83 / 5 (111 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14