POETRY REVIEW 2: THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK

1. Bibliography
Prelutsky, Jack. 1984. THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK. Ill. by James Stevenson. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books. ISBN 0688022715

2. Summary
Prelutsky compiles numerous poems of his own creation to give an indication of his humorous style. Titles such as "Alligators are Unfriendly" and "An Unassuming Owl" give a glimpse of the nature of Prelutsky's gleeful writing.

3. Critical Analysis
Prelutsky's poems have an easy rhyming scheme that begs to be read aloud. "When Tillie ate the chili, she erupted from her seat, she gulped a quart of water, and fled screaming down the street" and other memorable chants are sure to become favorites to young and old jokesters. James Stevenson's simple caricatures reinforce the whimsical relevance of each page.

4. Review Excerpt(s)
KIRKUS REVIEWS: "His rhymes are infectious, his verses ineradicable"

5. Connections
*Visit http://www.jackprelutsky.com/
to learn more about him, and as of 6/25/2008, enter his poetry contest.
*other books by Jack Prelutsky
IT'S RAINING PIGS & NOODLES. ISBN 9780060291945
THE FROGS WORE RED SUSPENDERS. ISBN 9780688167196
A PIZZA THE SIZE OF THE SUN. ISBN 9780688132354