Go ahead and judge this book by its cover. It's bright, irreverent, funny and interesting. Humorous essays, reminiscent of David Sedaris. Good for homesick New Yorkers.
Encouraging kids to write with open-ended experiments, double-dares, wordplay, and much more, Benke provides a fun workbook full of exercises to bring the play back in to creative writing. In addition, it is filled with encouragement from successful poets and writers including Lemony Snicket, Naomi Shihab Nye, Gary Soto, Karen Cushman, and more!