A Pizza the Size of the Sun

This is a fun collection of largely playful poems for children. There is a wide variety in the topics, type/format (rhyming, non-rhyming, etc.), and length of poems, all digestible by elementary age children. It's filled with quirky characters and silly situations like 'An Unobservant Porcupine' and 'I Was Walking in a Circle' (the poem is written in the shape of a circle!). This book will surely keep children engaged and interested poetry.

Jack Prelutsky's book was really enjoyable to read! It had lots of individual poems and they all had funny and creative titles. I really enjoyed the rhyming and the humor within his poetry. The writing style definitely helped to enhance the writing and flow with the poems. I felt that the humor helped readers understand poetry better because it is adding a positive side to it. I also really enjoyed the illustrations because they helped complete the book. Without them, it wold not have been as clear when reading. Lastly, I liked how the point of view changed throughout each poem so sometimes it was told by a girl and sometimes a boy, or even an animal. The theme of this book was teaching about poetry but also showing a humorous side to it.

This is yet another collection of poems by Jack Prelutsky and illustrated with zany pictures by James Stevenson. These silly poems are well loved by young children everywhere. These even includes a backwards poem and a poem that never ends. Prelutsky creates fun ways to present poetry that motivates students to love it.

I loved this poetry book because I think that Jack Prelutsky is an incredibly talented and creative writer. No two poems were alike, yet all were interesting and silly in some way. The sketches that accompany each poem are simple yet enhance the poem by adding to its "kiddish" vibe. Prelutsky varies his writing in both topics and style. For example, some poems rhyme while others do not. Some poems are realistic (ex- a mother who is not a very good cook and makes chicken for dinner), while others are just plain silly (ex- nine mice who rode on tricycles). Prelutsky does a great job of making poetry fun and exciting for kids, as well as something adults can enjoy too.

This book is composed of a lot of silly poems for children. I love it and I think that there is so much that educators can do with these poems. One of my favorite poems in the book is called I am your mirror image. I love it so much because the words are actually mirrored on the page. To me, it is the small things that will keep the readers engaged and interested. There are a lot of fun pictures as well. They are all colorless, but still meaningful. The pictures help to convey the message in each of the poems. Most of the poems in this book would work perfectly with a lesson on Rhyme. There are many great examples of rhyming words. A lot of the other poems are formatted in a unique way, which also makes the poems stand out from the very show more beginning. Besides the mirror poem, another example of this is I Was Walking in a Circle. The poem is actually in the shape of a circle. The poems that are formatted in a silly way are a great attention grabber! There is also a lot of humor in each of the poems. Prelutsky's writing style is relatable to children along with many adults. show less

1.) "A Pizza the Size of the Sun", is a poem talking about an enormous pizza that you make that is filled to the brim with all of your favorite toppings. It talks about how big it is that you won't be able to pick up and carry and that it's a one of a kind type of pizza that no on else will have or be able to make. Because it is so large it will take forever to bake but anyone that wants a piece will be able to share.

2.) I loved this wacky poem because almost all kids love pizza. Also because you are able to use your imagination with how the pizza would look like if you were able to visualize the massive size of it.

3.) A in class project after reading this poem would be a fun one of making your own pizza. To have construction paper in show more different colors to make the crust, shred up how the cheese would look, draw and cut up the different veggies and toppings as well. You could find a round table to make it as big as that for a classroom are so that every one would be able to work together as a team and make this massive sun sized pizza. Adding texture to the pizza by frisbee sized pepperoni and so much more! show less

Prelustsky is a worth successor to Ogden Nash, my favorite maker of parodic doggerel, just because that's what I like.
James Stevenson is a family favorite for his own books, and his drawings here are fully in keeping with the poems they illustrate.