Jack Prelutsky

Though Jack Prelutsky once believed poetry was the literary equivalent of liver ("I was told that it was good for me, but I wasn't convinced"), his verse has been turning children into poetry lovers for years.

A Pizza the Size of the Sun

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by James Stevenson

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.5

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Poetry and Rhymes

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

A. Nonny Mouse Writes Again!

by Jack Prelutsky

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.2

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Awful Ogre's Awful Day

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.9

Genre/Theme: Poetry and Rhymes

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Carin Berger

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Genre/Theme: Poetry and Rhymes

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

Beneath a Blue Umbrella

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Garth Williams, Allen

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.4

Genre/Theme: Animal Stories

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Circus

by Jack Prelutsky

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.1

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Dinosaur Dinner (With A Slice Of Alligator Pie)

by Jack Prelutsky, Dennis Lee

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Farmyard Animals

by Jack Prelutsky

Resources: No

For Laughing Out Loud

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.9

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!

by Jack Prelutsky, Dr Seuss, illustrated by Lane Smith

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 3

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.9

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

I've Lost My Hippopotamus

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic

Interest Level: Grades 2 - 5

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Poetry and Rhymes

Resources: No

If Not for the Cat

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Ted Rand

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.4

Genre/Theme: Poetry and Rhymes

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Petra Mathers

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Poetry and Rhymes

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

It's Christmas

(I Can Read 3)

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Marylin Hafner

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.2

Genre/Theme: General Poetry

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

It's Halloween

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Marylin Hafner

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.6

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction, Poetry and Rhymes

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

It's Raining Pigs and Noodles

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by James Stevenson

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.9

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Poetry and Rhymes

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

It's Snowing! It's Snowing!

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Yossi Abolafia

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.5

Genre/Theme: Poetry and Rhymes

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

It's Thanksgiving

(I Can Read 3)

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Marilyn Hafner

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.5

Genre/Theme: General Poetry

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

It's Valentine's Day

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Yossi Aolatia

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 3

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.1

Genre/Theme: Poetry and Rhymes

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

It's Valentine's Day

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Yossi Abolafia

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.1

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

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Jack Prelutsky

Though Jack Prelutsky once believed poetry was the literary equivalent of liver ("I was told that it was good for me, but I wasn't convinced"), his verse has been turning children into poetry lovers for years.

A Pizza the Size of the Sun

A. Nonny Mouse Writes Again!

Awful Ogre's Awful Day

Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant

Beneath a Blue Umbrella

Circus

Dinosaur Dinner (With A Slice Of Alligator Pie)

Farmyard Animals

For Laughing Out Loud

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!

I've Lost My Hippopotamus

If Not for the Cat

In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden

It's Christmas

It's Halloween

It's Raining Pigs and Noodles

It's Snowing! It's Snowing!

It's Thanksgiving

It's Valentine's Day

It's Valentine's Day

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