How Elegant the Elephant Poems About Animals & Insects by Mary Ann Hoberman Art by Marla Frazee**

 I loved this anthology of animal poems! In her introduction, Mary Ann Hoberman discusses how she creates and writes her poems. Her poems all began with word play. This technique is apparent when reading her poems. They are fun and clever.

Ms. Frazee's illustrations reflect the poems but also connect them to tell a story of all of these animals staying at a hotel. Sometimes you can spy the subject of the next poem in the background of the current poem. I liked the illustrations as much as the poems.

**Highly, highly recommend.

-Borrowed from the library.