ABOUT THE BOOK
Suzie Bitner Was Afraid of the Drain is a children’s poetry collection comprised of 124 poems and over 100 illustrations. Written by Barbara Vance, the book is filled with humorous and whimsical poems that take you to a world where mice wear roller-skates, a girl turns into a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich, and a baseball embarks on an unexpected trip. Designed to entertain and educate, “Suzie” intersperses challenging and fun words like “salubrious” and “discourse” throughout its poems (and offers a special dictionary just for kids—check out the resources at https://suziebitner.com/resources/).
Lauded for its unique, minimalist illustrations and creative typography, the book is a Moonbeam Children’s Book winner, an Indie Book Award winner, and was twice a finalist for the Bluebonnet Award.
THE SUZIE STORY
Several years ago, Barbara was sitting at her desk with a rather large (no, a very large) pile of papers that she did not care to have very much to do with. From this hiccup in the workday came a poem about a little girl named Suzie with a prickly problem. The words and ideas kept coming until her poems filled up pages and pages and finally a book! Suzie Bitner Was Afraid of the Drain is about celebrating life, smiling, and finding the beauty (and the humor) in the world.
BOOK DETAILS
Price & Availability
– $17.95
Wholesalers
– Follett Library Resources
– Baker & Taylor
– Brodart
Selected Retailers
– Amazon.com
– Barnes and Noble
– Books-A-Million
– Powell’s
– Walmart
Publisher
– Copperplate Publishing (http://www.copperplatepublishing.com/)
Book Construction
– Easy-to-hold book size: 8.75″ x 6.75″ x 1″
– Hardcover
– Smythe-sewn binding for maximum durability and ease of laying open on the lap
– Thick, bright paper
– Cover printed on actual book as well as on dust jacket
– 192 pages
Book Highlights
– Creative typography shows children how words can be art
– Poems incorporate challenging words that improve vocabulary
– Subject matter combines humor and whimsy
– Addresses real-life issues like sharing, as well as fantastic subjects like mice on roller skates
– Great for ages 5-10, but appreciated by all ages
– Over 100 fun illustrations that enhance the poems
– Indexes by title and first line
Book Info PDF: https://suziebitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Suzie-Book-Information-Sheet.pdf