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Jack Prelutsky

Jack Prelutsky was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began writing and illustrating poems in his early twenties and continues to write children's poetry today. He lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife.

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American writer of children's poetry

Born 8 September 1940

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  • Cover of: It's thanksgiving!
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    Cover of edition itsthanksgiving0000prel_f1b5 Cover of edition itsthanksgiving00prel First published in 1982 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: It's Halloween
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    Cover of edition itshalloween0000prel Cover of edition itshalloween00prel_1 Cover of edition itshalloween0000jack First published in 1977 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: It's raining pigs & noodles: poems
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    Cover of edition itsrainingpigsno00jack Cover of edition itsrainingpigsno00prel First published in 2000 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: It's Snowing! It's Snowing!
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    Cover of edition itssnowingitssno00jack Cover of edition itssnowingitssno0000prel Cover of edition itssnowingitssno00prel Cover of edition itssnowingitssno00jack_0 Cover of edition itssnowingitssno00prel First published in 1984 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The New Kid on the Block: Poems
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    Cover of edition newkidonblocksom0000prel Cover of edition newkidonblockpoe00prel First published in 1984 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: A pizza the size of the sun: poems
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    Cover of edition pizzasizeofsunpo0000prel Cover of edition pizzasizeofsunpo00prel First published in 1996 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: My parents think I'm sleeping
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  • Cover of: It's Valentine's Day
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    Cover of edition itsvalentinesday0000prel_h3h0 First published in 1983 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: something big has been here
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    Cover of edition somethingbighasb00prel First published in 1990 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The frogs wore red suspenders: rhymes
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    First published in 2002 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast: Dinosaur Poems
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    Cover of edition tyrannosauruswas00prel First published in 1988 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
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    Cover of edition hoorayfordiffend0000seus First published in 1998 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: For laughing out loud: poems to tickle your funnybone
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    Cover of edition forlaughingoutlo0000unse_q9f3 First published in 1991 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
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    Cover of edition readaloudrhymesf00prel First published in 1986 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Imagine
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  • Cover of: The dragons are singing tonight
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    Cover of edition dragonsaresingin0000prel_z3l8 First published in 1993 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The terrible tiger
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    Cover of edition terribletiger0000prel_q6d2 Cover of edition terribletiger0000prel First published in 1969 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Dog Days: Rhymes Around the Year
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    Cover of edition dogdaysrhymesaro0000prel_i2v9 First published in 1999 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Copper Level
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    Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000kins Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_j2m3 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_u7z2 Cover of edition timelessvoices00kins First published in 2002 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Worlds of childhood: the art and craft of writing for children
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    Cover of edition worldsofchildhoo0000unse_d2y9 First published in 1989 — 6 editions
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American writer of children's poetry

Born 8 September 1940

Subjects

Children's poetry, American, American poetry, Poetry, Children's poetry, Juvenile poetry, Humorous poetry, Children's fiction, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Juvenile literature, Animals, Collections, Fiction, Stories in rhyme, American Humorous poetry, Juvenile fiction, Monsters, Nonsense verses, Children's poetry, English, English poetry, Animals, poetry, Literature, Nursery rhymes, Picture books, Supernatural, Anonymous writings

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United States

Time

1984

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April 16, 2022 Edited by JeneeWhitney Edited without comment.
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
February 21, 2011 Edited by Sarah Breau Added bio, added birth date, removed alternate names, added links
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import