Born:September 08, 1940
Brooklyn, New York,
United States Of America
Current Home:
Olympia, Washington,
United States Of America
Jack Prelutsky
Biography
I have always enjoyed playing with words, but I had no idea that I would be a writer. There was a time when I couldn't stand poetry! In grade school, I had a teacher who left me with the impression that poetry was the literary equivalent of liver. I was told that it was good for me, but I wasn't convinced.
When I was a young man, I discovered poetry again and it changed my life. I had spent months drawing several imaginary animals, but one evening I decided to write a little poem to go with each drawing. A friend encouraged me to show the poems to an editor, and when I did, I was astonished to find that the editor — Susan Hirschman — thought I had a talent for writing verse. Susan told me I was a natural poet and encouraged me to keep writing. She published my first book and, 30 years later, she's still my editor.
I was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 8, 1940, and now live in Washington State with my wife, Carolynn. I have a studio in my house, which contains my writing desk, computer, lots of books, and my collection of miniature frogs.
For years, Jack Prelutsky's imaginative poems have been turning children into poetry lovers. His silly poems have tickled the most stubborn funny bones, while his scarier verses have been known to raise the little hairs on the back of the neck!
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Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
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Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
by Jack Prelutsky and Marc BrownFirst 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, best-selling 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.
$19.95
books;hardcover books;picture books | Ages 2-5
Ages 2-5 $19.95
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A Pizza the Size of the Sun
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A Pizza the Size of the Sun
by Jack Prelutsky and James StevensonDan the Invisible Man, enchanted hats, Dixxer's elixer, and a three-thousand pound cat will keep young readers enthralled with this rollicking collection of poems by the popular Jack Prelutsky.
$7.95
Paperback Book | Grades 3-5
Grades 3-5 $7.95
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