Books with author Jack Prelutsky

The poet laureate of the preposterous, Jack Prelutsky, takes on the wonder and absurdity of the holidays in this collection of his poetry. From the romance of Valentine's Day to the thrills of Halloween, from the stuffing (and over-stuffing) of Thanksgiving to the joy of Christmas, Jack captures these milestones of childhood with delightfully silly poems.Audio includes:It's Halloween: poems to spice up the holiday that ghouls and ghosts love mostIt's Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving poems good every day of the yearIt's Christmas: a celebration of the ups and downs of the seasonIt's Valentine's Day: a delectable and ingenious collection of Valentine poems

Seventeen haiku composed by master poet Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by renowned artist Ted Rand ask you to think about seventeen favorite residents of the animal kingdom in a new way. On these glorious and colorful pages you will meet a mouse, a skunk, a beaver, a hummingbird, ants, bald eagles, jellyfish, and many others. Who is who? The answer is right in front of you. But how can you tell? Think and wonder and look and puzzle it out!A creature whispers:If not for the cat,And the scarcity of cheese,I could be content.Who is this creature?What does it like to eat?Can you solve the riddle?

I am a dog who scribbles rhymesAbout my many happy times.I wrote this book to make it clearThat I have fun around the year.Learning about the twelve months of the year is more fun than ever with Jack Prelutsky's rhymes and Dyanna Wolcott's illustrations. Told and pictured from a dog's point of view, this bright little book makes you want to kick up your heels and be a dog for a day!

Jack Prelutsky found his natural rhythm when incorporating the mannerisms of zoo animals in his poetry. The reader will feel that they were part of the observation of each of the 45 zoo animals spoken about in Zoo Doings. From gophers to oysters to hippopotamus' Mr. Prelutsky has written a fun takes on well loved animals kids and adults see at the zoo. A lazy lion or the confusion of a zebra's stripes have been penned with clever thought and description of what one might see at the zoo. Each poem is crafted with an insightfulness an observer could miss when visiting zoo. The pictures created by Paul O. Zelinsky are hilarious and will have the reader laughing out loud. They are a perfect compliment to the poetry that they accompany. Hand drawn yet give off a feeling off a natural feeling of whimsy; the reader can literally envision the drawings on the wall of a child's playroom.

First published in 1986 and just as fresh and relevant today, this widely acclaimed, child-friendly poetry anthology is now being reissued with a striking new jacket. In his introduction to this book Jim Trelease, bestselling author of The Read-Aloud Handbook, writes, “No one better recognizes the essence of the child-poetry connection than poet and anthologist Jack Prelutsky. . . . Here are more than 200 little poems to feed little people with little attention spans to help both grow. Marc Brown’s inviting illustrations add a visual dimension to the poems, which further engage young imaginations.” The poems are by 119 of the best-known poets of the 20th century.

Impossible to listen to only once, these exuberant poems are filled to the brim with smiles and silliness and are sure to be loved by children from Miami to Seattle.So much to see! So much to do! Listen to this audio book and... meet people and animals in such far-flung places as Minot, Minneapolis, Tuscaloosa, Tucumcari, and the Grand Canyon.... Smell the tall flowers in Aunt Giraffe's garden, sip juice with a big blue goose, eat oodles of noodles with some poodles, and much, much more!

Jack Prelutsky is the undisputed master of hilarious verse for the youngest child. Here are poems about people and animals, set in such far-flung places as Minot, Minneapolis, Tuscaloosa, Tucumcari, and the Grand Canyon.Impossible to listen to only once (and memorized by the third listen), these exuberant poems are brought to fanciful life in song and music sure to be loved by children from Miami to Seattle.

Jack Prelutsky is widely acknowledged as the poet laureate of the younger generation. (And many people would happily see him crowned with no age qualification.) The New Kid on the Block and Something Big Has Been Here are household words wherever there are kids. Here is another wondrously rich, varied, clever - and always funny - collection. Meet Miss Misinformation, Swami Gourami, and Gladiola Gloppe (and her Soup Shoppe), and delight in a backwards poem, a poem that ever ends, and scores of others that will be changed, read, and loved by readers of every age. The Prelutsky-Stevenson duo is irresistible. Whether you begin at the beginning or just open the book at random, you won't stop smiling.