The New Kid on the Block

by Jack Prelutsky, 1984 by Jack Prelutsky

Overview

Listen to these irresistible poems and learn about things that you may never have thought about before. There’s jellyfish stew, a ridiculous dog, and a boneless chicken. Meet a wolf at the laundromat, a monster in a swamp, and an alley cat with one life left. Visit Gussie’s Greasy Spoon and Bleezer’s Ice Cream Store. Hear about what happened when Dracula went to the blood bank and enjoy the song of the gloopy Gloppers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061448966
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	04/10/2007
Edition description:	Unabridged

About the Author

Jack Prelutsky's poetry is recited, laughed over, and memorized by children across the country who love his inventive wordplay and unpredictable rhymes. He has written more than forty books of verse, including the immensely popular It's Raining Pigs & Noodles, A Pizza the Size of the Sun, Something Big Has Been Here, and The New Kid on the Block. His poetry books for younger readers include If Not for the Cat, Ride a Purple Pelican, Beneath a Blue Umbrella, The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders, and Scranimals. In 2006, Jack Prelutsky was named the nation's first Children's Poet Laureate. He lives with his wife in Washington State.

Jack Prelutsky's poetry is recited, laughed over, and memorized by children across the country who love his inventive wordplay and unpredictable rhymes. He has written more than forty books of verse, including the immensely popular It's Raining Pigs & Noodles, A Pizza the Size of the Sun, Something Big Has Been Here, and The New Kid on the Block. His poetry books for younger readers include If Not for the Cat, Ride a Purple Pelican, Beneath a Blue Umbrella, The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders, and Scranimals. In 2006, Jack Prelutsky was named the nation's first Children's Poet Laureate. He lives with his wife in Washington State.

Editorial Reviews

It’s the author’s joyous sense of the absurd that propels the reader from page to page.

Horn Book (starred review)

"It’s the author’s joyous sense of the absurd that propels the reader from page to page."

Horn Book