Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen team up in this ironic and witty take on the last moments in the lives of a variety of animals. Each poem in this darkly humorous collection is an epitaph of a different animal. Grouped by animal type, these posthumous poems are full of clever wordplay and macabre humor that will appeal to kids (and adults) of all ages.

"[L]overs of the macabre will cackle over these unfortunate demises."
--Publishers Weekly

"Gallows humor at its finest."
--Booklist

"...original and inventive..."
--School Library Journal

"...excellent bait for the poetry-reluctant."
--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books