Description: This lively collection of 19 prose poems invite one to see -- or think about -- the everyday world in a fresh new way. Sandburg has chosen familiar objects such as chairs, clocks, pencils and eyes, ears, noses to personify or profile, play tricks with and have fun with. What he says about each is simple yet provocative. Here are some sample lines: From "Nobody," Nobody is who is in a room when everybody goes away; from "Ears," We could wash the ears better if we could take them off; from "Pencils," Pencils too pointed break their points and then laugh at you....Proud pencils get furious waiting to be sharpened. Some of the poems are constructed like definitions but provide insights and poetical information one would never find in the dictionary. Known for his poems reflecting nature and especially the great American plains, Sandburg here presents a world that is part of every child's life, regardless of where they live. Istvan Banjai has added a playful new dimension to the poems, in some by shaping the typography of the poem to be part of the illustration, in others by interpreting the poetic images quite literally and to great comic effect. Altogether here is a fresh new take on Carl Sandburg and one that is sure to be noticed.

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