Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast
And Other Tasty Poems
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Publisher Description
Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast is guaranteed to make readers laugh, imagine, write, and dream.
“A quick-witted delight.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Perfectly in pitch.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A well-written, must-have collection of poems.”—School Library Journal (starred review)
A collection from the celebrated inaugural Young People’s Poet Laureate and bestselling poet Jack Prelutsky, featuring more than one hundred original poems!
From a lizard playing a mandolin (although not very well) to the surprised guest of honor (at a birthday party he threw for himself), there’s something for everyone in Jack Prelutsky’s Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast. Illustrator Ruth Chan’s lively and hilarious black-and-white art jumps off the page and illuminates a wide array of poetic forms, from haiku to concrete poems and everything in between.
This collection is full of the wit, humor, and imagination that has made Jack Prelutsky a household name and one of the most beloved poets for children. His poetry books for kids include such favorites as A Pizza the Size of the Sun and The New Kid on the Block.
Includes black-and-white line art on every page, plus an index.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
U.S. children's poet laureate emeritus Prelutsky delivers his signature silliness and wordplay in this collection of 100 poems marked by the strong kid appeal and energetic pace that makes the prolific poet's work immediately recognizable. Prelutsky is reliably playful, whether he's describing disgusting food choices, as in the title poem ("Hard boiled bugs are tastier/ than spiders, flies, or slugs"); expressing schoolchildren's universal wish (skipping school) in "I've Got a Cold," which calls to mind Shel Silverstein's "Sick"; or making up creatures such as "The Bumblebeet" (which "surely is not good to eat"). He occasionally interrupts the goofiness with a gentler poem, such as the cleverly rhymed "The Leaves Are Drifting" and "We Are the Oceans," which provides a rare serious note, paying homage to the interconnectedness of Earth's denizens. With their rhythmic meter, easy rhymes, and offbeat punch lines, these are poems that beg to be memorized. Lively black-and-white drawings (one for a poem entitled "My Nose" depicts a foot in place of the orifice) by Chan (The Great Indoors) are perfectly in pitch with the droll verse. Ages 8 up.
