The House With No Door: African Riddle-Poems
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Browndeer Press
- Publish date: 12/01/2001
Description:
What is a riddle? Perhaps it's a question with a surprising answer.The spots are leaving. They are going into hiding.
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What is a poem? Perhaps it's a surprising view of the world around us. Ever since he was born he's been standing like that -- one hand on his hip.
Put them together and you have The House with No Door, a delightful and often moving collection of succinct poetic images gathered from various African sources by Brian Swarm, a preeminent scholar, poet, and collector of riddles from around the globe. Illustrated by Ashley Bryan with warm, and colorful paintings.
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