Beneath a Blue Umbrella
by Jack Prelutsky
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A 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.Tags
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Jack Prelutsky is king of children’s poetry that rhymes. The poetry is nicely paired with Garth Williams illustrations of young kids, animals and whatever else is described.
The poetry is really adorable the rhyming of each poem just flows together as if the words were just meant to shine together.
The first couple of poems are cute and somewhere in the middle of the book they become less imaginative and exciting.
I think children will appreciate the poems and there rhymes. I prefer the poetry about fantasy animals like dragons which were featured in another book of poems by Prelutsky called The Dragons Are Singing Tonight.
The poetry is really adorable the rhyming of each poem just flows together as if the words were just meant to shine together.
The first couple of poems are cute and somewhere in the middle of the book they become less imaginative and exciting.
I think children will appreciate the poems and there rhymes. I prefer the poetry about fantasy animals like dragons which were featured in another book of poems by Prelutsky called The Dragons Are Singing Tonight.
Sorry, I just cannot appreciate Prelutsky the way others do. There's nothing subtle, resonant, or memorable about these verses... nothing that I would give the label 'poetry' to.
I can say that the one that begins with "Jiggity jumpity frog..." would make a good nursery rhyme, with frog and jog, mice and rice. I'd choose it before some of the traditional ones that are bloody or too obscure. And though [a:Garth Williams|30916|Garth Williams|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1229211360p2/30916.jpg] doesn't do people nearly as well as he does animals, imo, and therefore I cannot recommend this book based on the fact that he illustrated it, I do like the picture for "Jennifer Juniper...."
I can say that the one that begins with "Jiggity jumpity frog..." would make a good nursery rhyme, with frog and jog, mice and rice. I'd choose it before some of the traditional ones that are bloody or too obscure. And though [a:Garth Williams|30916|Garth Williams|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1229211360p2/30916.jpg] doesn't do people nearly as well as he does animals, imo, and therefore I cannot recommend this book based on the fact that he illustrated it, I do like the picture for "Jennifer Juniper...."
Very good collection of poems that may be used to introduce poems to younger students. The students will love the rhyming, and sillyness of the poems.
Nice poems - my kids thought they were funny and they both learned quite a bit about how poems are made up.
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Jack Prelutsky, born on September 8, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, is primarily known as a poet for children but he is also a gifted musician, actor, photographer, sculptor and potter. Prelutsky studied at Hunter College for two years. He proposed to his future wife, Carolynn, on the day they met; she accepted the next day. While growing up in show more Brooklyn, Prelutsky studied voice at The High School of Music and Art in New York and first planned to be an opera singer. However, he decided he did not have the drive to sing opera, and he became a folk singer. Later he tried his hand at drawing. For fun, he wrote some short poems and made some drawings, which became his first publication. He has since published numerous books of illustrated poetry and also provided illustrations for books by other writers, including many in translation. Prelutsky never condescends to his young readers. He deals in verse with many imaginative creatures, but he also writes about people and problems such bullies, school, and fear of the dark. He is aware of the sound of his words and likes to perform his poetry to the accompaniment of the guitar. He visits schools and libraries to perform his work. Jack Prelutsky is the recipient of numerous awards. In 1977 The Children's Book Council honored him for Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep. His other award-winners are The Mean Old Mean Hyena, The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight, and The New Kid on the Block. In 2006, the Poetry Foundation named Prelutsky the inaugural winner of the Children's Poet Laureate award. His book Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems (illustrated by Carin Berger) won the 2007 Scandiuzzi Children's Book Award of the Washington State Book Awards in the Picture Book category. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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