"More than 100 funny new poems from Jack Prelutsky, the nation's first children's poet laureate, in a wide array of poetic forms, from haiku to concrete poems and everything in between, and hilariously illustrated in black-and-white on every page"--

3) A pizza the size of the sun: poems

Author

Prelutsky, Jack

Publisher

Greenwillow Books

Pub. Date

1996

Description

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A collection of humorous poetry on a variety of topics.

4) My dog may be a genius: poems

Author

Prelutsky, Jack

Publisher

Greenwillow Books

Pub. Date

2008

Description

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Have you ever encountered an underwater marching band, a pig in a bathing suit, a pet orangutan, or a witch in a hardware store? Have you ever sat with a skunk in a courtroom, shopped for a dinosaur, or conversed with a Bupple, a Wosstrus, a Violinnet, or a Celloon? You will have, once you've read collection of poems.

5) Something big has been here

Author

Prelutsky, Jack

Publisher

Greenwillow Books

Pub. Date

1990

Description

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An illustrated collection of humorous poems on a variety of topics.

6) It's raining pigs & noodles: poems

Author

Prelutsky, Jack

Publisher

Greenwillow Books

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 2

Description

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A collection of humorous poems such as "The Dancing Hippopotami, " "You Can't Make Me Eat That, " "My Father's Name is Sasquatch, " and "Dear Wumbledeedumble."

7) Pizza, pigs, and poetry: how to write a poem

Author

Prelutsky, Jack

Publisher

Greenwillow Books

Pub. Date

2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3

Description

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The author gives you the inside scoop on writing poetry and shows you how you can turn your own experiences and stories about your family, your pets, and your friends into poems. He offers tips, advice, and secrets about writing and provides some fun exercises to help you get started (or unstuck). You'll also get a behind-the-scenes look at the ingredients of some of his most popular poems.--From publisher description.

8) The new kid on the block: poems

Author

Prelutsky, Jack

Publisher

Greenwillow Books

Pub. Date

1984

Description

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Humorous poems about such strange creatures and people as Baloney Belly Billy and the Gloopy Gloopers.

9) It's Valentine's Day

Author

Prelutsky, Jack

Series

I can read! 3 Reading alone

Description

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"Won't you be my Valentine? Here are fourteen funny, sweet, and super-silly poems celebrating friendship, love, and Valentine's Day!"...cover.

10) The wizard

Author

Prelutsky, Jack

Publisher

Greenwillow Books

Pub. Date

c2007

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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An illustrated, rhyming tale of a wicked wizard and his evil deeds, as he uses "elemental sorcery" to change a bullfrog into a series of objects, from a flea to a flame.

11) Read-aloud rhymes for the very young

Author

Prelutsky, Jack

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Pub. Date

1986

12) The carnival of the animals

Author

Prelutsky, Jack

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Pub. Date

2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1

Formats

Book, Book with integrated audio

Description

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America's first Children's Poet Laureate and the illustrator of the Harry Potter books team up in a volume of rollicking original verses set to Saint-Saëns' classical composition that is complemented by a CD recording of the music and Prelutsky's readings.