For Laughing Out Loud: Poems to Tickle Your Funnybone [Hardcover]

Jack Prelutsky (Compiler), Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Illus. in full color. "These nonsense verses combine the domestic and the gross, deadpan and slapstick, with a lilting rhythm and satisfying rhyme. The poets are well-known contemporaries including Prelutsky, Silverstein, Kuskin, Lobel, Viorst, and many more. The design is ebullient. Start or end story hour with these verses, and kids will know reading's a pleasure."--(starred) Booklist.  

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Prelutsky introduces this volume of humorous poems with a verse of his own: "If you have got a funnybone, / and I've no doubt you do, / then this completely silly book / is sure to tickle you." The poems are silly, full of high jinksstet spelling per Web. and clever nonsense. Although the author and title indexes at the end of the book are useful, a table of contents would have clarified the book's loose organization. A verse about Bella's new umbrella is followed by one about ghouls' ghoul-oshes. Poems about nuts, noodles and bananas fill one double-page spread while verses about rattlesnake meat, jellyfish stew and eating eels occupy another. Priceman's ( Friend or Frog ; Rachel Fister's Blister ) slapdash watercolor illustrations are full of energy and high spirits, perfectly suited to this eclectic collection that includes work by such favorites as Nash, Lobel, Kennedy, Kuskin, Yolen and Raskin. Ages 7-12.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-5-- Familiar funny folks who know how to tickle children's funnybones with silly rhymes are well represented in this high-spirited collection. Prelutsky, who gathered the verses, is here, as are Silverstein, Nash, Viorst, Ciardi, and an array of others, including songster Barry Polisar. Priceman's pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are whimsical, multiethnic, and humorous, adding significantly to the collection's appeal. Title and author indexes are helpful additions. Loosely arranged by subjects, the short poems take a kid's-eye view of everything from monsters and table manners (or the lack of) to food and parents. A happy book for all collections. --Lee Bock, Brown County Public Libraries, Green Bay, WI
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (March 20, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394821440
• ISBN-13: 978-0394821443
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.5 x 10.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #619,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good, but not written by JP, January 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: For Laughing Out Loud: Poems to Tickle Your Funnybone (Library Binding)

This is a very cute book with lively illustrations, but I was surprised when I received it that it was not written by Jack Prelutsky. The poems were selected by him, and they are enjoyable, but to me don't compare with his wonderful, zany poems that my children always want to hear. So, buyer beware- make sure these books are not "selected" by him or edited by Mr. Prelutsky if you want the real thing.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the best, April 29, 2002

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Shells (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For Laughing Out Loud: Poems to Tickle Your Funnybone (Hardcover)

The only thing that may rival a book of poems by the master of children's poetry, Jack Prelutsky, is a collection of humorous poems selected by Jack Prelutsky. Not to give too much away, how can anyone resist a 2-page poem about collecting pancakes, or a limerick to do with dreaming about eating a shoe that turns out to be perfectly true? Not I. Without a doubt,this is a great collection of poems.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightfully funny book for adults and children together!, March 28, 1998

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Amelia Gill (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For Laughing Out Loud: Poems to Tickle Your Funnybone (Hardcover)

This is a fun book with grandchildren. I have also read bits and pieces of this book with a group of adults who enjoyed it as much as I did. It's wonderful for reading and laughing out loud!!