Born:
September  08, 1940
Brooklyn, New York,
United States Of America

Current Home:
Olympia, Washington,
United States Of America

Jack Prelutsky

Biography

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I have always enjoyed playing with words, but I had no idea that I would be a writer. There was a time when I couldn't stand poetry! In grade school, I had a teacher who left me with the impression that poetry was the literary equivalent of liver. I was told that it was good for me, but I wasn't convinced.

When I was a young man, I discovered poetry again and it changed my life. I had spent months drawing several imaginary animals, but one evening I decided to write a little poem to go with each drawing. A friend encouraged me to show the poems to an editor, and when I did, I was astonished to find that the editor — Susan Hirschman — thought I had a talent for writing verse. Susan told me I was a natural poet and encouraged me to keep writing. She published my first book and, 30 years later, she's still my editor.

I was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 8, 1940, and now live in Washington State with my wife, Carolynn. I have a studio in my house, which contains my writing desk, computer, lots of books, and my collection of miniature frogs.

For years, Jack Prelutsky's imaginative poems have been turning children into poetry lovers. His silly poems have tickled the most stubborn funny bones, while his scarier verses have been known to raise the little hairs on the back of the neck!

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  The Wizard by Jack Prelutsky and Brandon Dorman The wizard, watchful, waits alone within his tower of cold gray stone and ponders in his wicked way what evil deeds he'll do this day. What do you think the wizard is planning to do? Conjure a magic spell? Turn a frog into a flea? Fill a cauldron with bubbling brew? You may think you know . . . but watch out. Because if the wizard is bored, he may come looking for you! $16.99 books;hardcover books;picture books | Ages 4-8

  
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  	If Not for the Cat by Jack Prelutsky and Ted Rand In a beautiful book of 17 haikus, the reader makes the acquaintance of a mouse, a skunk, a beaver, a hummingbird, ants, bald eagles, jellyfish and other creatures. "A wonderful celebration of the art of haiku." - SLJ $5.95 Paperback Book | Grades K-2

  
  If Not for the Cat
  Grades K-2 $5.95