A Pizza the Size of the Sun

Zusatztext "If a laugh is what's needed! just hand over the keys and let these two drive." Informationen zum Autor 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. James Stevenson is an op-ed contributor to the New York Times . His popular column, "Lost and Found New York," has appeared regularly in the newspaper since 2003. He was on the staff of The New Yorker for more than three decades; his work includes 2,000 cartoons and 80 covers, as well as reporting and fiction. He is also the author and illustrator of over 100 children's books. He lives in Connecticut. Klappentext Jack Prelutsky is widely acknowledged as the poet laureate of the younger generation. (And many people would happily see him crowned with no age qualification.) The New Kid on the Block and Something Big Has Been Here are household words wherever there are kids. Here is another wondrously rich, varied, clever - and always funny - collection. Meet Miss Misinformation, Swami Gourami, and Gladiola Gloppe (and her Soup Shoppe), and delight in a backwards poem, a poem that ever ends, and scores of others that will be changed, read, and loved by readers of every age. The Prelutsky-Stevenson duo is irresistible. Whether you begin at the beginning or just open the book at random, you won't stop smiling. Zusammenfassung From the best-selling team of Jack Prelutsky and James Stevenson! here is another collection of wondrously rich! clever! funny! and delectable poems and black-and-white drawings destined to become favorites. Discover and enjoy a dozen duhduhs! a puzzled python! and the coolest teenage hippopotamus you’ll ever meet. Meet Miss Misinformation! Swami Gourami! and Gladiola Gloppe (and her Soup Shoppe)! and delight in a backwards poem! a poem that ever ends! and scores of others that will be changed! read! and loved by readers of every age. Whether you begin at the beginning or just open the book at random! you won't stop smiling. “Prelutsky’s a natural rhymester. He has a keen sense of what tickles kids.”— Kirkus Reviews ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jack Prelutsky, James Stevenson
• Con la collaborazione di: Jack Prelutsky (Illustrazione), James Stevenson (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Greenwillow Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 6 a 10 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.09.1996
• EAN: 9780688132354
• ISBN: 978-0-688-13235-4
• Pagine: 160
• Dimensioni: 184 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati; JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Classics, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Beginner, JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Chapter Books, JUVENILE FICTION: Nursery Rhymes, JUVENILE FICTION: Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) *, JUVENILE FICTION: Stories in Verse (see also Poetry), JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Stepfamilies, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Marriage & Divorce, JUVENILE FICTION: Fantasy / General