Jack Prelutsky | The Poetry Foundation
WEBJack Prelutsky is a creator of inventive poems for children and adults alike. He served as the Poetry Foundation’s Children’s Poet Laureate from 2006 to 2008.
Jack Prelutsky - Poems by the Famous Poet - All Poetry
WEBRead humorous and whimsical poems for children by Jack Prelutsky, a celebrated American poet influenced by nonsense verse. Explore his works featuring anthropomorphic animals, fantastical creatures, and everyday situations with a touch of absurdity.
Jack Prelutsky – The Website of Jack Prelutsky
WEBLearn about Jack Prelutsky, a popular children's poet and author of many books, including Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Ride a Purple Pelican. Explore his astonishing aviary of poems featuring birds, animals and other creatures.
If Not for the Cat - Poetry Foundation
WEBDec 10, 2017 · If Not for the Cat. By Jack Prelutsky. If not for the cat, And the scarcity of cheese, I could be content. Copyright Credit: Jack Prelutsky, "If Not for the Cat," from If …
Jack Prelutsky - Wikipedia
WEBJack Prelutsky (born September 8, 1940) is an American writer of children's poetry who has published over 50 poetry collections. He served as the first U.S. Children's Poet Laureate (now called the Young People's Poet Laureate) from 2006 to 2008 when the Poetry Foundation established the award.
WEBRead poems by Jack Prelutsky, an American writer of children's poetry and the inaugural Children's Poet Laureate. Browse his collections, anthologies, and humorous verses on various topics.
About Jack Prelutsky - Academy of American Poets
WEBLearn about Jack Prelutsky, the first Children's Poet Laureate, and read some of his humorous and original poems for kids. Find out his birth date, education, career, and publications.
Homework! Oh, Homework! by Jack Prelutsky - All Poetry
WEBA poem by Jack Prelutsky expressing a child's hatred for homework. The speaker uses exaggerated language and imagery to compare homework to unpleasant or dangerous situations.
IF NOT FOR THE CAT - Kirkus Reviews
WEBOct 1, 2004 · by Jack Prelutsky & illustrated by Ted Rand ‧RELEASE DATE: Oct. 1, 2004. bookshelf. shop now. amazon. Prelutsky changes pace and adopts a philosophical tone in a set of animal riddles framed as first-person haiku: “Gaudily feathered, / With nothing at all to say, / I can’t stop talking.”
If Not for the Cat by Jack Prelutsky - Goodreads
WEBSep 21, 2004 · Who is this creature? What does it like to eat? Can you solve the riddle? Seventeen haiku composed by master poet Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by renowned artist Ted Rand ask you to think about seventeen …
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