Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky is an American writer of children's poetry who has published over 50 poetry collections. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he grew up in the Bronx and initially pursued music and other careers before discovering his passion for writing humorous, inventive poetry for children. He served as the first U.S. Children's Poet Laureate from 2006 to 2008 and is credited with transforming children's poetry from didactic to fun and engaging.
children's poetry
humorous poetry
The Silver Moon: Lullabies and Cradle Songs
Stardines Swim High Across the Sky: and Other Poems
The Dragons Are Singing Tonight
Me I Am!
Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem
Awful Ogre Running Wild
It's Christmas! (I Can Read Book 3)
The Wizard
The Baby Uggs Are Hatching
In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden
Rolling Harvey Down the Hill
The Gargoyle on the Roof
The Swamps of Sleethe: Poems From Beyond the Solar System
In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden & the Frog Wore Red Suspenders
There's No Place Like School: Classroom Poems
It's Valentine's Day
Monday's Troll
Jack Prelutsky's Fantasy Festival: The Dragons Are Singing Tonight & Monday's Troll
Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast: Dinosaur Poems
The Mean Old Mean Hyena
The Mean Old Mean Hyena
The snopp on the sidewalk, and other poems
It's Thanksgiving!
The Carnival of the Animals (Book and CD)