My Dog May Be a Genius
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...
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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 this exuberant collaboration from Jack Prelutsky and his "partner in crime"∗ James Stevenson. The "reigning czars of silliness"∗ have once again teamed up to bring readers an irresistible collection of poems that will have tongues twisting, imaginations soaring, and sides aching with laughter. The result is genius, indeed. ∗Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780066238623 (0066238625)
Publish date: March 1st 2008
Publisher: Greenwillow
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
This is a collection of poetry by Jack Prelutsky. I've read a number of his books now, having discovered him only a few years ago. I know that his poetry is for children, however, I can't help but love it. Prelutsky's poems are fun, silly and he's definitely not afraid to play around with words, whi...
Ugh. Lauded as the "first children's poet laureate" James Stevenson should be a fantastic poet but these poems are blah blah blah. They all follow the standard rhyming scheme of the second line rhymes with the fourth or first and second rhyme and third and fourth rhyme. Shel Silverstein wrote funny ...
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