Awards

• Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Seven to Ten) 2006
• Winner of Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) (Gold) 2005

Overview

When Jack Prelutksy posted the first couplet of a funny poem on a Web site and invited children to finish it, he expected about 100 responses. He got thousands. Now he has come up with an anthology of poems on 10 popular subjects by well-known poets and combined it with his own poemstarts. Included with each poemstart are suggestions for various ways the reader might continue the poem. With large type and a big red stop sign, it is made abundantly clear that the reader get a pencil and paper to complete the poem. Jack Prelutsky has been credited with making poetry fun for children to read. Now he is making poetry fun for children to write!""

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Especially useful in classrooms. --Booklist <p> From the Trade Paperback edition.

Prelutsky has invented a method he calls poemstarts to help children get started in writing poetry. He provides several introductory lines of a simple poem and then offers some open-ended suggestions for its completion. In this thematically organized collection, Prelutsky offers ten poemstarts on different popular themes, complemented by three short poems on the same subject by different authors. The poemstart and related text is set off on a gold background on the upper right of each spread, with the three short related poems incorporated within a thematic illustration in So's delightfully loose watercolors. Some of the subjects covered are dogs, bugs, snow and best friends. Prelutsky's short suggestions for young writers include possible rhyming words, point of view and incorporating personal experiences and feelings into poetry, all offered in a light-handed manner. Though the volume's intent is as a springboard to writing poetry, the thoughtful selections and So's winning watercolors make this a successful poetry collection even without the writing prompts. (author's note, indexes of titles and authors) (Picture book. 5-8) (Kirkus Reviews)

Author Information

Jack Prelutsky is America s #1children s poet with books such as ""The New Kid on the Block"" and ""If Not for the Cat,"" favorites of both kids and their teachers. His anthologies of poetry also reflect his deep understanding of what children like and feel. He lives in Mercer Island, Washington. Meilo So has illustrated many award-winning picture books and collections of poetry, including Jack Prelutsky s bestselling anthology ""The 20th-Century Children s Poetry Treasury."" She lives in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.""

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