Friday, May 24, 2013

Poetry Friday




Poetry Friday is hosted today by Jama's AlphabetSoup.

For Poetry Friday -- "Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant: and other poems by Jack Prelutsky with illustrations by Carin Berger.
 

Prelutsky's trademark humor stars again in this collection of poems about imaginary animals.  Prelutsky pairs animals with inanimate objects to create unique creatures that include Alarmadillo, Clocktopus, Ballpoint Penguins, Lynx of Chain, and the Umbrellaphant whose trunk can blossom into an umbrella to shed the rain. 

"The Ballpoint Penguins, black and white,

Do little else but write and write.

Although they've nothing much to say,

They write and write it anyway.

Prelutsky  has plenty to say and Berger's collage art is a smart visual pairing with these whimsical verses.

4 comments:

jama said...

Looking forward to seeing this one. Love those Ballpoint Penguins!

Mary Lee said...

A Prelutsky I don't know! Chalk another one up on the TBR list!!

Bridget Magee said...

Fun collection! I always enjoy Prelutsky! =)

Cathy Ballou Mealey said...

My daughter adored this book in early elementary school. She wrote her own "Carrotiger" poem and illustrated it as well. So inspiring! Love the penguins.

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