Here are poems about people and animals, set in such far-flung places as Minot, Minneapolis, Tuscaloosa, Tucumcari, and the Grand Canyon. 2006Īn illustrated collection of humorous poems on a variety of topics.Ī collection of short humorous poems in which a hungry hippo raids a melon stand, a butterfly tickles a girl’s nose, and children frolic in a Mardi Gras parade.Ī collection of poems about dragons, including “I’m an Amiable Dragon,” “If You Don’t Believe in Dragons,” and “A Dragon is My Computer.” In a series of poems, Awful Ogre rises, grooms himself, dances, pens a letter, and goes through other activities as the day passes.īehold the Bold Umbrellaphant: And Other Poems. For a complete list of the UIUC library’s holdings, enter the terms “Prelutsky, Jack” into an author search in the online catalog. The following list is a selection of Prelutsky’s award winning works, and some of his most recent offerings. Jack Prelutsky in the Education S-Collection. View a 15 minute interview with Jack at the Reading Rockets website Visit the author’s website for poems, photos, and answers to frequently asked questions

His works have been translated into several languages and sold millions of copies worldwide.

Newly created by the Poetry Foundation in 2006, the Children’s Poet Laureate award “aims to raise awareness that children have a natural receptivity to poetry and are its most appreciative audience, especially when poems are written specifically for them.”* Prelutsky was awarded the honor last year in recognition of over 40 years of delighting young and older readers with his witty, wacky rhymes on everything from nightmares to noses (and some very unusual creatures in between). He will also mark the halfway point in his two year tenure as the nation’s first Children’s Poet Laureate. This month, children’s author and poet Jack Prelutsky will celebrate his 67th birthday.

Nightmares by jack prelutsky