Reviews for You Come Too: Favorite Poems for Readers of All Ages

The average rating for You Come Too: Favorite Poems for Readers of All Ages based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-07-06 00:00:00 Rebecca Kaye In this slim volume of 51 poems by Robert Frost, with foreword by Hyde Cox, and wood engravings by Thomas W. Nosan, you will notice that though most of the poems include people, they are all about things that grow; and many are about and for "people that grow" - children. This collection of clever, observant and compassionate poems - selected by Frost himself for young readers - is recommended reading for Grades 6-8, but I suggest they are poems to be read to and by readers of any age. The book is dedicated to his mother, Belle Moodie Frost, "…who knew as a teacher that no poetry was good for children that wasn't equally good for their elders." Frost obviously chose these particular poems as a good variety for the young reader; a young reader to be treated as adult, with respect, and without condescension. If you are already familiar with Frost, the only four-time Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry, then you will be happy to know that included in this collection are some old favourites: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening; Fire and Ice; and The Mending Wall. Robert Frost considered both the writing and reading of a poem to be "little voyages of discovery" and with this volume, he is offering an invitation that YOU COME TOO.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-01-25 00:00:00 Thomas Harrington This small paperback has migrated around my nightstand for years. It is inviting and accessible poetry without being trite. It is a book that rewards the occasional reader. I particularly love reading the winter poems. I had forgotten the poignant poem, The Death of the Hired Man. Oh, how I would love to lead a class discussion on it. A few years ago, I labeled our year as the "You Come Too" year -- every trip we took was shared with a friend or family. I love the phrase; it would make a great life motto.