Jim Trelease

Read-aloud Rhymes for the Very Young Jim Trelease

Brief Description: A collection of more than 200 short poems by both known and anonymous American and English authors. Jacket Description/Flap: First published in 1986 and just as fresh and relevant today, this widely acclaimed, child-friendly poetry anthology is now being reissued with a striking new jacket. In his introduction to this book Jim Trelease, bestselling author of "The Read-Aloud Handbook, writes, "No one better recognizes the essence of the child-poetry connection than poet and anthologist Jack Prelutsky. . . . Here are more than 200 little poems to feed little people with little attention spans to help both grow. Marc Brown's inviting illustrations add a visual dimension to the poems, which further engage young imaginations." The poems are by 119 of the best-known poets of the 20th century. Review Quotes: "All truly easy to read aloud."--"The Horn Book Magazine""Bound to develop an appreciation for poetry at a very young age."--"School Library Journal ""Parents will discover it is as much fun to read as it is for the little ones to hear."--"Chicago Tribune""Marc Brown's pictures of children and animals, each lovingly depicted, convey the universal childhood exuberance found in each rhyme."--"Boston Sunday Globe"A "Horn Book" Fanfare Honor BookA "School Library Journal" Best Book of the YearBiographical Note: Jack Prelutsky was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended New York City Public Schools and studied voice at the High School of Music and Art. He enrolled in Hunter College in Manhattan but left soon after "to become a beatnik." Jack has been a cab driver, a busboy, a photographer, a furniture mover, a potter, and a folk singer. He enjoys bicycling, playing racquetball, woodworking and cooking. He lives in Washington State with his wife Carolynn and a vast collection of poetry books and frogs in every shape, size, and form -- except living! There was a time when Jack couldn't stand poetry. In grade school he had a teacher who left him with the impression that poetry was the literary equivalent of liver. He rediscovered poetry in his twenties, and he decided that he would write about things that kids really cared about, and that he would strive to make poetry delightful. He has been writing poetry for more than twenty years and has published more than three dozen books for children. Marc Notes: A collection of more than 200 short poems by both known and anonymous American and English authors.; Includes indexes. Publisher Marketing: A lively new jacket by Marc Brown puts a fresh face on one of the first--andwidely considered the best--poetry anthologies for preschoolers. "No one betterrecognizes the essence of the child-poetry connection than poet and anthologistJack Prelutsky", writes Jim Trelease, author of "The Read-Aloud Handbook",in his introduction to this child-friendly collection of more than 200 poems bywell-known contemporary poets. Each poem in this 112 page book is "exuberantlyillustrated", wrote "The New York Times Book Review". With subjectsranging from waking up to going to bed and everything in between, here is "ajoyous anthology that [is] bound to develop an appreciation for poetry at avery young age".-- "School Library Journal"Publisher Marketing: First published in 1986 and just as fresh and relevant today, this widely acclaimed, child-friendly poetry anthology is now being reissued with a striking new jacket. In his introduction to this book Jim Trelease, bestselling author of "The Read-Aloud Handbook," writes, "No one better recognizes the essence of the child-poetry connection than poet and anthologist Jack Prelutsky. . . . Here are more than 200 little poems to feed little people with little attention spans to help both grow. Marc Brown's inviting illustrations add a visual dimension to the poems, which further engage young imaginations." The poems are by 119 of the best-known poets of the 20th century. This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades K-1, Poetry) in Appendix B. Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 11/28/1986 (EAN 9780394872186, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 03/08/2004 (EAN 9780394872186, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 12/01/1986 (EAN 9780394872186, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 365 (EAN 9780394872186, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 325 (EAN 9780394872186, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 459 (EAN 9780394872186, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 702 (EAN 9780394872186, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 396 (EAN 9780394872186, Hardcover)

PW Notes and Reprints 03/08/2004 pg. 76 (EAN 9780394872186, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1998 pg. 408 (EAN 9780394872186, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 457 (EAN 9780394872186, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 457 (EAN 9780394872186, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 (EAN 9780394872186, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 365 (EAN 9780394972183, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 325 (EAN 9780394972183, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 459 (EAN 9780394972183, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 702 (EAN 9780394972183, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 396 (EAN 9780394972183, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 457 (EAN 9780394972183, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 457 (EAN 9780394972183, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 (EAN 9780394972183, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Trelease, Jim Jim Trelease is the editor of two anthologies, "Read All About It!" and "Hey! Listen to This," and the author of the one that started it all, "The Read-Aloud Handbook," His writing has appeared in the "New York Times" and the "Washington Post,"Contributor Bio:  Brown, Marc Tolon Marc Brown is known best for his ARTHUR series. He grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania where as a child he was influenced by family and friends that would be eventually become the many stories of an aardvark. Trained at the Cleveland Art Institute, Marc went on to create more than 100 picture books for children. Before his current success, however, Marc had many jobs, including stints as a truck driver, soda jerk, actor, chicken farmer, television art director, short order cook, and college professor! He now lives in Hingham, Massachusetts and Martha's Vineyard, with his wife, illustrator and author Laurie Krasny Brown, and their daughter Eliza. Marc and Laurie are the creators of the path-breaking nonfiction Dino Life Guides for Families series. Contributor Bio:  Prelutsky, Jack Jack Prelutsky is the best-selling author of more than fifty books of poetry, including The New Kid on the Block, illustrated by James Stevenson, and Stardines Swim High Across the Sky, illustrated by Carin Berger. Jack Prelutsky lives in Washington State.