I've Lost My Hippopotamus($21.11Value)

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In the tradition of Jack Prelutsky's classic poetry collections  The New Kid on the Block ,  It's Raining Pigs & Noodles , and  A Pizza the Size of the Sun , here is a book packed with more than 100 funny poems and silly pictures. Most of the poems are about animals—some are big and some are small, some have unusual interests, and some are just plain unusual. Some of the animals in this book are real. They include: the hippopotamus (she's missing) - the elephant (he's artistically talented) - the octopus (it's great at multitasking). Others may not be quite so real. These include: the wiguana (very hairy, for a lizard) - the halibutterfly (there's something fishy about it) - the gludu (quite clingy). Prelutsky presents more than 100 humorous poems in loose groupings, brought to buoyant life by Urbanovic’s lively pen-and-ink gestures. Though uniformly and squarely aimed at the elementary-school funny bone, the poems represent a wide variety of form and style. Some, like “The Pelicantaloupes” and “The Appleopards,” imagine an unlikely cross between an animal and a fruit and come accompanied by pronunciation assistance. Others find silliness in everyday circumstance, while most veer toward the hilarious and totally unexpected (like “Shopping at a Dragon Store”). A few haiku find their way in, as do the odd limerick and concrete poem. Many share a common meter (think “Miss Lucy had a steamboat”), making them particularly well suited to be read, or chanted, aloud. Urbanovic’s cartoony black-and-white line drawings enjoy ample real estate, spreading across pages to reinforce the poetic puns. It’s easy to imagine this one being passed around the cafeteria or safely stored in a backpack. Grades 2-4. --Thom Barthelmess Praise for My Dog May Be a Genius: New York Times Bestseller Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book “Familiar yet inventive, exuberant and silly, this…lives up to the haute goofiness of the best Prelutsky/Stevenson work.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Another winning choice for newcomers and fans alike.” - ALA Booklist Praise for Duck Soup: New York Times Bestseller Top 10 BookSense Pick “As silly and funny as the Marx Brothers movie of the same title.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “With her wildly expressive characters and expertly conveyed physical comedy… this is sure to be a read-aloud hit.” - ALA Booklist Some of the animals in this book are real. They include: the hippopotamus (she's missing) the elephant (he's artistically talented) the octopus (it's great at multitasking). Others may not be quite so real. These include: the wiguana (very hairy, for a lizard) the halibutterfly (there's something fishy about it) the gludu (quite clingy). In the tradition of Jack Prelutsky's classic poetry collections The New Kid on the Block , It's Raining Pigs & Noodles , and A Pizza the Size of the Sun , here is a book packed with more than 100 funny poems and silly pictures. Most of the poems are about animals—some are big and some are small, some have unusual interests, and some are just plain unusual. Jack Prelutsky is the best-selling author of more than fifty books of poetry, including The New Kid on the Block , illustrated by James Stevenson, and Stardines Swim High Across the Sky , illustrated by Carin Berger. Jack Prelutsky lives in Washington State. Jackie Urbanovic is the New York Times best-selling author and illustrator of the Max the Duck series including Duck at the Door , Duck Soup , and Duck and Cover , as well as the illustrator of If You're Hoppy , by April Pulley Sayre. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.