In his role as anthologist, Jack has compiled several collections, beginning with The Random House Book of Poetry for Children continuing with The 20th Century Children’s Poetry Treasury and most recently, Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme. Jack’s latest books are: The Silver Moon Stardines Swim High Across the Sky I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus The Carnival of the Animals My Dog May Be a Genius Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem (Jack’s first book of prose) and Be Glad Your Nose is On Your Face: And Other Poems. In 2006, the Poetry Foundation designated Jack as the nation’s first Children’s Poet Laureate. Since then he has published over seventy books of poetry, including The New Kid on the Block Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! The Dragons are Singing Tonight Awful Ogre’s Awful Day Scranimals The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders If Not for the Cat What a Day it Was at School! and Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant. Susan suggested that he write about real animals and with her encouragement, Jack’s first book, A Gopher in the Garden, was published in 1967. By chance he took his first poems, descriptions of fanciful creatures, to Susan Hirschman, editor at Macmillan.
While Jack has been making words rhyme for over forty-five years, his career began as a folk singer in coffeehouses and with uncertain aspirations of becoming an operatic tenor. Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem by Jack Prelutsky Published by Greenwillow Book ©2008 191 pages Young Hoosier Book Award Masterlist, Notable Childrens Book in the Language Arts from the National Council of Teachers of English Level: 3rd - 7th grade Genre: Poetry 5. Currently, Jack is more likely to appear on a concert stage than in a library or bookstore. About The AuthorĪlthough Jack Prelutsky is best known for his humorous and imaginative verse, his readers are now discovering how deeply music is entwined with his poetry. Greenwillow Books. Reprinted by permission of the author.
From the book A Pizza the Size of the Sun.
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