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The New Kid on the Block

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The book I read was "The New Kid on the Block.It is the the best poem book ever.The best poem in the book is "The New Kid on the Block".It is the best poem in the book because it is funny and exciting.And it has a funny ending.

You should buy "The New Kid on the Block".Because it has lots of funny words and weard ones.You would like the pictures too.You would laugh so hard your toung will fall out!And it will laugh with you.So buy this book today!

I read this book when it was first published and I was 10 years old. I remember being the first to check it out of our public library when it arrived, and I read and reread it. I still have several of the poems memorized, 'Homework' being my all-time favourite, and I hope I never grow old enough to stop laughing at these worderful, imaginative poems that have brought many smiles to my family.

Hi there! I am a 7th grader from Eleva-Strum.I will be telling you some things I like about this book.I like poetry and write poetry. The fun thing about it is sometimes having to rhyme, and just seeing what you can come up with about yourself or whatever else.Also you can make up your own words.One of the poems that I really liked is The New kid on the Block. It sounds like the new kid is a boy, but it's really a girl.I also like how Jack Prelutsky describes her when he writes "that new kid's twice my size." I hope that other people read this and think and say things like me. Thank you for reading my review.

This book introduced my son to poetry at age eight and he became an avid fan. He became so enthralled with poetry that he began to write poetry himself. He even wrote a very insightful poem as one of his college entrance essays. Prelutsky retains his inner child and writes from a child's point of view--hard for children to resist. A must have for your home library.

I think that this a great way to introduce poetry to kids that may believe it to be boring or stuffy. My son would ask me to read these to him over and over. We did a lot of giggling over some of them.

When I was a kid we read this book in my third grade class. We all had to pick a poem and recite it when we visited a nearby nursing home. The poem I had then was Gusses Greasy Spoon. It was my favorite then and still is! If you have kids or nieces or nephews get them this book, it's GREAT!!!!!

This hilarious collection of poems for kids is among the most popular books in our elementary school library. They are similar in style to "Where the Sidewalk Ends," by Shel Silverstein. As a former music teacher, students used many of these poems to write new melodies. A sixth grade teacher in our school has students memorize a poem a month, and students often choose this collection to make their selections. Recommended. See also other titles by Jack Prelutsky.

Have you ever considered the advantages to having your nose on your face? Or what life is like for a boneless chicken? Or lamented a night of homework? Then this book is for you! Jack Prelutsky's collection 107 poems are silly, catchy, and classic. Readers bounce from poem to poem, carried along by James Stevenson's squiggly illustrations. Though this is a fast read, Prelutsky's odd characters, like the Underwater Wibblies and Drumpp the Grump, will keep you giggling.

These quirky poems will entertain readers both young and old. Prelutsky's poems are made for reading aloud, and audiences will enjoy listening to the made-up names and punchlines. Stevenson's artwork, which can also be found in The New Yorker, fits perfectly with the singsong style of the poems. The black and white drawings wobble and flutter around the text, interacting with it. Prelutsky's work, combined with Shel Silverstein's, makes for an excellent introduction into the world of poetry for young readers.

November 23, 1999

"Thanksgiving From A Child's Eye"

The older I get the more wonderful Thanksgiving becomes.

Back when my good friend Hal was 45 he told me that he looked forward to getting old. His rationale was that in old age if you did something stupid, forgot an important occasion, or were a grump everyone would forgive you, saying, "Poor Hal, he's getting so senile."

Hal joyfully awaited the advent of his freedom from strident seriousness.

Now that I am as old as Hal was when he was looking forward to becoming senile and serendipitous, I must agree that I am enjoying aging.

While my body is falling apart, my spirit is becoming more puerile. While my eyesight becomes increasingly more indeterminate, my vision is filled with awe and wonder.

As I reclaim the innocence of childhood, I find there are more blessings to celebrate on Thanksgiving Day.

Children have the genius to see blessings when others see hardship. They find joy while adults get lost in melancholy. They build on hope as others lumber in despair.

If you need an infusion of joy and hope this week let me humbly suggest that you forgo the mall and skip over to amazon.com.

Wander into the Children's Books department. Look at the pictures, read the stories, and enjoy their simplicity. Take a few moments and read one of Jack Prelutsky's books.

Jack Prelutsky has become my favorite poet. His poetry sails on the winds of whimsy. He is capriciously playful as he ponders pictures of a child's universe

Measure for measure Shakespeare may have the best meter. Walt Whitman may be heralded as America's greatest ever since he penned "I Hear America Singing." But my spirits soar and my chords sing when I read Jack Prelutsky's poetry.

In his collection The New Kid on the Block (Greenwillow Books, 1984) he has written my favorite thanksgiving poem. In this poem, I'm Thankful, a child counts his blessings.

Delightfully and with grateful insight the kid in him tallies these treasures,

"I'm thankful for my basketball, it's sprung another leak, I'm thankful for my parakeet, it bit me twice last week, I'm thankful for my bicycle, I crashed into a tree, I'm thankful for my roller skates, I fell and scraped my knee, I'm thankful for my bathing suit, it came off in the river,

I'm thankful for so many things, except, of course, for liver."

If your inner child is muddled in a puddle of solemn scenarios, splash around in Prelutsky's book The New Kid on the Block

This is a great book to share with friends and families because it is funny and a lot of the poems seem true to what kids are thinking and feeling. Some of our favorites were, "An Alleycat with One Life Left," "Homework! Oh, Homework!," "The Nothing-Doings," and "I Wonder Why Dad is so Thoroughly Mad." This is a great book for everyone!