Jack Prelutsky, Author . Greenwillow $5.99 (191p) ISBN 978-0-06-143449-5
Although Prelutsky's (My Dog May Be a Genius,
reviewed above) popularity and his role as the first children's poet laureate will excite hopes for this primer, his advice on writing poetry is limited and disorganized, albeit presented in...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Petra Mathers, Illustrator , illus. by Petra Mathers. HarperCollins/Greenwillow $16.95 (64p) ISBN 978-0-688-16719-6
Prelutsky (Awful Ogre's Awful Day) trades his usual giddy hilarity for a tone of gentler glee in this collection of verse. Loosely knit together by U.S. geography, the 28 poems alight everywhere from Tuscaloosa to El Paso, Winnemucca to the...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Petra Mathers, Illustrator , illus. by Petra Mathers. HarperTrophy $6.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-06-073776-4
In these 28 poems that alight everywhere from Tuscaloosa to El Paso, Winnemucca to the Grand Canyon, "the rhymes flow easily, set to a consistently bouncy beat that makes reading them aloud effortless," wrote PW
. "The watercolors exude
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Selected by Jack Prelutsky, illus. by Jane Manning, Greenwillow, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-082338-2
Rhymes and animated watercolors bring to life every aspect of school, from bus rides to class pets, lunchtime to science tests, in this collection of 18 poems written by 13 poets including Lee Bennett Hopkins, Kenn Nesbitt, Carol Diggory Shields,...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Kelly Asbury, Illustrator HarperFestival $8.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-06-052972-7
Wild Witches' Ball, Jack Prelutsky's refurbished rhyme from Witch Poems (1976), counts down a coven convention with new illustrations by Kelly Asbury. ""Ten tall crones"" precede ""nine queer dears with pointed ears,"" and soon there are ""witches...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Jack Prelutsky, Read by , performed by the author. HarperChildren's Audio $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-114046-4
Prelutsky fans are in for a treat with this collection that combines his latest book of poetry with two other favorite anthologies (Scranimals
; What a Day It Was at School!
) and features several original songs. Each poem spotlights an animal that...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Arnold Lobel, Photographer Greenwillow Books $16 (31p) ISBN 978-0-688-06442-6
Fourteen gangly dinosaurs parade through this cheerful new book of light verse. In the final work of Lobel's distinguished career, his winning drawings are accurate without being frightening, and Prelutsky's verse ( Ride a Purple Pelican and The New
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Jack Prelutsky, Performed by, Jack Prelutsky, Read by Listening Library $10 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8072-0418-4
In an inimitable troubadour tour-de-force, poet and performer Prelutsky (The Dragons Are Singing Tonight) serves up toe-tapping renditions of verses from his popular 1996 collection. Prelutsky's pleasantly warbling folksy singing voice nimbly leaps...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Marjorie Priceman, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $19.95 (96p) ISBN 978-0-394-82144-3
Prelutsky introduces this volume of humorous poems with a verse of his own: ``If you have got a funnybone, / and I've no doubt you do, / then this completely silly book / is sure to tickle you.'' The poems are silly, full of high jinksstet spelling...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Marjorie Priceman, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $13 (1p) ISBN 978-0-679-83715-2
Fans of Poems of A. Nonny Mouse will rejoice in this effervescent sequel containing more than 50 wittily illustrated short verses. In an introductory letter, Ms. Mouse acknowledges that since the successful publication of her first volume, she's ``be
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Jack Prelutsky, illus. by Jackie Urbanovic. Greenwillow, $18.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-06-201457-3
Anything is possible in Prelutsky’s universe of more than 100 silly, rhyming poems that poke holes in the serious facade of the adult world. A snake performs arithmetic, a boy is puzzled by the rainstorm in his bedroom (“So I’m getting soaking wet./
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Doug Cushman, Illustrator , illus. by Doug Cushman. HarperCollins/Greenwillow $15.99 (39p) ISBN 978-0-06-082335-1
Prelutsky (The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders
) packs a school-day's worth of adventure and mayhem into this collection of light verse. The poems unfold as journal entries by an overalls-clad tabby, which also serve to answer Mom's inquiry about...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Henrik Drescher, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $12.95 (44p) ISBN 978-0-394-88711-1
With tongue firmly in cheek, Prelutsky prefaces this comical collection of traditional and anonymous verses by elucidating the trials and tribulations of A. Nonny Mouse. Ms. Mouse--obviously ``no ordinary rodent''--claims that a typographical error...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Christine Davenier, Illustrator , illus. by Christine Davenier. FSG/Kroupa $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-34902-8
Like Dr. Seuss's "Sam I Am" (from Green Eggs and Ham
), Prelutsky's trio of heroes extols the virtues of individualism. However, it is Davenier's (Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen
) imaginative artwork that brings this playful...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Garth Williams, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $18.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-688-04031-4
A rollicking, rambunctious collection of rhymes by the author of the popular and acclaimed The New Kid on the Block. Prelutsky's nonsense verse is simple and tongue-twisting by turns as he carries his readers along on fantastic flights of fancy ""fro
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Garth Williams, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $7.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-688-15625-1
""A fine and funny introduction to poetry for the very young,"" said PW of these ""rollicking, rambunctious"" nonsense rhymes. Ages 3-up. (Sept.)
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Ted Rand, Illustrator , illus. by Ted Rand. HarperCollins/Greenwillow $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-059677-4
At once elegant and droll, this fine collaboration spotlights various animals through 17 haiku, each set against a stunning full-spread, close-range illustration of the featured creature in its natural habitat. Author and artist tip their hats to...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Paul Zelinsky, Illustrator , illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky. HarperCollins/Greenwillow $15.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-07778-5
Prelutsky uncorks his latest collection of light verse, a divinely wretched celebration of subversity. Every detail of Awful Ogre's day offers possibility for gross-outs, from sunup ("I flick aside the lizard/ Clinging grimly to my chin,/...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Paul Zelinsky, Illustrator , illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky. HarperTrophy $6.99 (39p) ISBN 978-0-06-077459-2
In a starred review, PW
called this collection of light verse "a divinely wretched celebration of subversity, with possibilities for gross-outs from sunup to sundown." Ages 6-up. (Aug.)
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Arnold Lobel, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-11569-2
Accompanied by Lobel's imaginative artwork, Prelutsky recounts in typically zippy verse the antics of 14 ``terrible lizards.'' Ages 4-up. (Mar.)
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, James Stevenson, Illustrator , illus. by James Stevenson. Greenwillow $18.99 (159p) ISBN 978-0-06-623862-3
Familiar yet inventive, exuberant and silly, this consistently fresh assortment of light verse and expressive cartoons lives up to the haute goofiness of the best Prelutsky/Stevenson work (The New Kid on the Block
). This collection of more than a...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, James Stevenson, Illustrator , illus. by James Stevenson. HarperTrophy $9.99 (159p) ISBN 978-0-06-076390-9
The team behind The New Kid on the Block
offers a bounteous volume of verse. In a starred review, PW
said, "The reigning czars of silliness are back. Hats off to these two glorious goofballs!" Ages 5-up. (Mar.)
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, James Stevenson, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $18.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-688-06434-1
If this anthology of light verse and black-and-white drawings from Prelutsky and Stevenson were a movie, it would be titled The New Kid on the Block Part II. In format, subject matter and tone, fans of the earlier volumes will rejoice in finding...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, James Stevenson, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $18.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-06-029194-5
Following A Pizza the Size of the Sun, the reigning czars of silliness are back on the warpath, wreaking poetic havoc with yet another deliciously sly volume. The titles alone are a treat: ""Never Poke Your Uncle With a Fork""; ""I'm Ironing My...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, James Stevenson, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $17.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-688-13235-4
Poetry's bad boys are back again, teaming up to take another swipe at stuffiness. Prelutsky's predilection for playfulness percolates throughout this collection of slyly subversive rhymes, and he couldn't ask for a better partner in crime than...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-09645-8
Prelutsky ( Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast ) and Sis ( An Ocean World ; Komodo! ) outdo themselves with this fanciful series of poems about dragons. Prelutsky wrings a range of surprising verse from a seemingly limited theme. Stock images get a face-lift:
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-09643-4
Prelutsky and S s (The Dragons Are Singing Tonight; Monday's Troll) are at it again, concocting another spine-tingling brew of humorous verse and witty illustrations toasting gruesome ghouls. Celebrating gremlins, griffins and basilisks as well as...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator , illus. by Peter Sís. HarperCollins/Greenwillow $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-17819-2
The meisters of madcap are at it again. This time, Prelutsky and Sís (The Dragons Are Singing Tonight) head off on safari to Scranimal Island, an exotic spot full of odd hybrid creatures just ripe for their devious brand of silliness. Whether
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $6.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-16162-0
PW gave a starred review to this fanciful series of poems about dragons: ""An unerring sense of rhythm lends punch to the light verse."" Ages 4-up. (Aug.)
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator , illus. by Peter Sís. HarperTrophy $6.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-06-075368-9
"The meisters of madcap are at it again," said PW
's starred review. "This time, Prelutsky and Sís head off on safari to Scranimal Island, an exotic spot full of odd hybrid creatures just ripe for their devious brand of...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator, Peter Ss, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $16 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-09644-1
A dynamite team, Prelutsky and Sis (The Dragons Are Singing Tonight) are back on the job, once again dishing up a smorgasbord of verbal and visual delights. They return here to the theme of enchantment, but of the non-fire-breathing type this time...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Brandon Dorman, Illustrator , illus. by Brandon Dorman. Greenwillow $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-124076-8
On a seemingly normal suburban cul-de-sac, one house is definitely out of character—the looming tower that’s home to the title character. Dressed in a green robe and peaked hat decorated with stars and moons, “He’s tall and...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Carin Berger, Illustrator , illus. by Carin Berger. HarperCollins/Greenwillow $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-054317-4
Berger's (Not So True Stories & Unreasonable Rhymes
) inventive, textured collages add up to a visual treat in this first-rate collection of Prelutsky poems. Readers will behold not only the bold umbrellaphant, whose trunk is literally an...
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Jack Prelutsky, illus. by Carin Berger. Greenwillow, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-201464-1
In a similar vein to his Scranimals (2002), Prelutsky presents hybrid creatures with attributes produced by altering or adding a single letter in their names: “The gloose may be the weirdest bird/ That ever took to wing./ It has an odd propensity/...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, ALC, Editor, Arnold Lobel, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $6.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-11705-4
From a ``mud-encrusted'' mummy to the eponymous rider, these 12 creepy creations--abetted by Goreyesque black-and-white artwork--are sure to raise readers' hackles. Ages 6-up. (Aug.)
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $18 (48p) ISBN 978-0-679-88206-0
Move over, unicorn, dodo and bigfoot--here comes a circusful of imaginary creatures showing off their tricks. Playing ringleader, Prelutsky (A Pizza the Size of the Sun) assembles some 50 poems--giddy, sly, slightly shivery or just plain silly....
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Jack Prelutsky, illus. by Mary GrandPré, music by Camille Saint-Saëns, Knopf, $19.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-375-86458-2
Along with Peter and the Wolf, Saint-Saëns’s suite has long been the go-to piece to introduce children to classical music. This delightful collection of new poems by Prelutsky serves as both helpful libretto and stand-alone treasure. The poems...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Dan Yaccarino, Illustrator HarperFestival $6.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-06-000512-2
An annoyed boy takes inventory of his ghost-plagued abode in Halloween Countdown, converted to board-book format from the picture book by Jack Prelutsky, illus. by Dan Yaccarino. ""There are ten ghosts in the pantry,/ There are nine upon the...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Dyanna Wolcott, Illustrator , illus. by Dyanna Wolcott. Dragonfly $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-440-41753-8
"Rhyming quatrains and whimsical pictures describe each month in a fun-loving dog's year in this good-natured collaboration," wrote PW. Ages 5-8. (Oct.)
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Dyanna Wolcott, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $15 (32p) ISBN 978-0-375-80104-4
Rhyming quatrains and whimsical pictures describe each month in a fun-loving dog's year in this good-natured collaboration. The tenor of Prelutsky's poems (The Gargoyle on the Roof) is affable but mild; the zaniness and linguistic play that...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Chris Raschka, Illustrator , illus. by Chris Raschka. Knopf $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-375-83700-5
Despite Raschka's (The Hello, Goodbye Window
) action-filled illustrations, this collection of sports poems lacks pizzazz. The untitled verses brim with fairly obvious sports commentator clichés. A basketball player hopes to "soar...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Jimmy Pickering, Illustrator , illus. by Jimmy Pickering. Knopf $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-375-84674-8
The nation's first children's poet laureate fills a galaxy with weird, scary planets: his 19 poems describe places and creatures you wouldn't want to visit. On planet “Lonithor,” for example, “demon birds......
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Jack Prelutsky, illus. by Jui Ishida. Greenwillow, $17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-06-201467-2
Soothing verses lead readers through dreamtime landscapes that range from snug woodland animal dens to tranquil celestial skies. Prelutsky integrates warm, whimsical imagery into each of the 20 entries (“The silver moon shines softly,/ The sun is...
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Jack Prelutsky, Author, Lindsey Allen, Illustrator, Garth Williams, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $18.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-688-06429-7
Like their previous Ride a Purple Pelican , this large-size 64-page collection contains a miscellany of gaily illustrated rhymes that trip lightly on the tongue. Interspersed among such silly characters as Anna Banana, Upside-down Roy or Jennifer...
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Jack Prelutsky, illus. by Ruth Chan. Greenwillow, $18.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-06301-913-3
U.S. children’s poet laureate emeritus Prelutsky delivers his signature silliness and wordplay in this collection of 100 poems marked by the strong kid appeal and energetic pace that makes the prolific poet’s work immediately recognizable. Prelutsky
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