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The Baby Uggs Are Hatching

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When I was about five years old I found this book. It was just creepy enough to give light nightmares and start me on the path of loving horror movies. By far the Baby Uggs, Dreary Dreeze and Grubby Greebles got to me the most. The poets set everything in motion for you to just day dream about what these monsters might be like in person.

I plan to read this book to my kids.

A nonsense book of poems about imaginary monsters and the lives they lead. This work carries the distinction of marking the first time James Stevenson (the illustrator) worked with the ever popular Jack Prelutsky. A word of advice: Do not read any Shel Silverstein books prior to this work. Anything after "A Light In the Attic" is bound to feel a little paltry. While the similarities between the two books is striking, "Baby Uggs" is less impressive. Nonetheless, there's a great deal of creativity going on here. Prelutsky has fun with words and sounds and even becomes a bit risqué at points. Because the text is so short, this book will work as an introduction for toddlers to the world of poetry.

This book is awesome- just like I remembered from childhood. Love it, and so do the kids! Funny, cute and wonderful.

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This book has been a favorite for many years. My Kids from 5 to 12 still enjoy it. This book ignites imagination and inspiration to my kids writtings and artistic abilities. Adults get a chuckle here and there..it's a fun book!

This is a collection of twelve poems. The humorous poems are about creatures that are strange. There was a creature that gobbled up items in a classroom, including the teacher! One was a Dreary Dreeze, and this one needed to not squeeze anyone. The Grubby Greebles chewed gravel as they traveled. The Slithery Slitch, who was rich, rode in a limousine.
This was a funny book. I especially enjoyed the one about the creature eating the teacher. The illustrations complimented the poetry well. This book will help to make poetry fun!