Wardlaw, L. (2011). Won-Ton : a cat tale told in haiku. New York, NY: Henry Holt.Author: Lee Wardlaw
Website: http://www.leewardlaw.com/
Illustrated by: Eugene Yelchin
Website: http://www.eugeneyelchinbooks.com/
Media Used: Graphite and gouache on watercolor paper.
Summary: The life of a cat - in the shelter, on the ride home, his naming, his adjusting to a new home, eating and exploring - is told from his point of view, entirely in haiku.
Personal Reaction: A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry typically featuring three unrhymed lines containing 17 syllables (divided 5-7-5). In high school, I remember enjoying learning and constructing haiku for class. This book was also very enjoyable to read. The illustrations fit with the haiku wonderfully to tell the story and give insight into how a cat may view being adopted. The cat's eyes peering out from under a dark bed and the cat rolling around in his boy's socks are my favorite illustrations. My favorite haiku -"Hel-looo. I'm waiting./ Put down that pesky pencil/ and fetch the catnip."
Single Book Length Poem
My Top Ten
Lesson Plan #1: Haiku
Curricular Connection: Grade 6 to Grade 12 English-Language Arts & Reading
California Standard: Grade 6 English-Language Arts - 3.4 Define how tone or meaning is conveyed in poetry through word choice, figurative language, sentence structure, line length,
punctuation, rhythm, repetition, and rhyme. Grade 6 to 12 Reading [Poetry] - Includes classical through contemporary works and the subgenres of narrative poems, lyrical poems, free verse poems, sonnets, odes, ballads, and epics by writers representing a broad range of literary periods and cultures.
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