Biography

Jack Prelutsky was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began writing and illustrating poems in his early twenties and continues to write children's poetry today. He lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife.

Books by Jack Prelutsky

Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast
Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast
2021
The New Kid on the Block
The New Kid on the Block
2013
I've Lost my Hippopotamus
I've Lost my Hippopotamus
2012
Stardines swim high across the sky and other poems
Stardines swim high across the sky and other poems
2012
Super Gloop
Super Gloop
2010
The carnival of the animals by Camille Saint-Saëns
The carnival of the animals by Camille Saint-Saëns
2010
There's no place like school
There's no place like school
2010
The swamps of Sleethe
The swamps of Sleethe
2009
What a day it was at school!
What a day it was at school!
2009
Awful Ogre Running Wild
Awful Ogre Running Wild
2008
Be glad your nose is on your face and other poems
Be glad your nose is on your face and other poems
2008
My Dog May Be a Genius
My Dog May Be a Genius
2008
Pizza, pigs, and poetry
Pizza, pigs, and poetry
2008
In Aunt Giraffe's green garden
In Aunt Giraffe's green garden
2007
In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden CD
In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden CD
2007
Behold the bold umbrellaphant
Behold the bold umbrellaphant
2006
I'm Glad I'm Me Poems About You
I'm Glad I'm Me Poems About You
2006
Scranimals
Scranimals
2006
The Beauty of the Beast Poster
The Beauty of the Beast Poster
2006
The gargoyle on the roof
The gargoyle on the roof
2006
Here come the holidays
Here come the holidays
2005
It's raining pigs & noodles
It's raining pigs & noodles
2005
Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme
Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme
2005
The Jack Prelutsky Holiday CD Audio Collection
The Jack Prelutsky Holiday CD Audio Collection
2005
If not for the cat
If not for the cat
2004
My dog does my homework!
My dog does my homework!
2004
Wild Witches' Ball
Wild Witches' Ball
2004
I like it here at school
I like it here at school
2003
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Copper Level
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Copper Level
2003
Halloween countdown
Halloween countdown
2002
Awful Ogre's Awful Day
Awful Ogre's Awful Day
2001
Monday's troll
Monday's troll
2001
Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky
2000
Jack Prelutsky's BIG Collection
Jack Prelutsky's BIG Collection
2000
Jack Prelutsky's Fantasy Festival
Jack Prelutsky's Fantasy Festival
2000
Prentice Hall Literature--Copper
Prentice Hall Literature--Copper
2000
Sweet & silly Muppet poems
Sweet & silly Muppet poems
2000
Imagine That! Poems of Never-Was
Imagine That! Poems of Never-Was
1999
Rolling Harvey down the hill
Rolling Harvey down the hill
1999
The 20th century children's poetry treasury
The 20th century children's poetry treasury
1999
The Dragons Are Singing Tonight
The Dragons Are Singing Tonight
1999
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
1998
The Worlds of Childhood (The Writer's Craft)
The Worlds of Childhood (The Writer's Craft)
1998
Collins Treasury of Animal Poems
Collins Treasury of Animal Poems
1997
The Way of Living Things
The Way of Living Things
1997
It's Thanksgiving
It's Thanksgiving
1996
My Creature
My Creature
1996
Prince Cinders
Prince Cinders
1995
The Sheriff of Rottenshot
The Sheriff of Rottenshot
1994
Poems of A. Nonny Mouse
Poems of A. Nonny Mouse
1992
The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight
The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight
1992
Something big has been here
Something big has been here
1991
Spaghetti! Spaghetti! (The book bank)
Spaghetti! Spaghetti! (The book bank)
1991
There'll be a slight delay
There'll be a slight delay
1991
Twickham Tweer (The DLM Legacy
Twickham Tweer (The DLM Legacy collection of children's literature)
1991
Beneath a blue umbrella
Beneath a blue umbrella
1990
Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast
Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast
1989
Brave little Pete of Geranium Street
Brave little Pete of Geranium Street
1986
Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
1986
My parents think I'm sleeping
My parents think I'm sleeping
1985
It's snowing! it's snowing!
It's snowing! it's snowing!
1984
The Walker Book of Poetry for Children
The Walker Book of Poetry for Children
1984
People, Animals and Other Monsters
People, Animals and Other Monsters
1983
Zoo doings
Zoo doings
1983
Kermit's Garden of Verses
Kermit's Garden of Verses
1982
The Baby Uggs Are Hatching
The Baby Uggs Are Hatching
1982
Mamman och den vilda Bebin
Mamman och den vilda Bebin
1980
Rainy rainy Saturday
Rainy rainy Saturday
1980
The mean old mean hyena
The mean old mean hyena
1978
The queen of Eene
The queen of Eene
1978
The snopp on the sidewalk, and other poems
The snopp on the sidewalk, and other poems
1977
The pack rat's day and other poems
The pack rat's day and other poems
1974
The Day the Monkey Walked
The Day the Monkey Walked
1972
Toucans two, and other poems
Toucans two, and other poems
1971
Lazy blackbird
Lazy blackbird
1969
Three Saxon nobles
Three Saxon nobles
1969
No end of nonsense
No end of nonsense
1968
A gopher in the garden, and other animal poems
A gopher in the garden, and other animal poems
1967
A Gopher in the Garden
A Gopher in the Garden
1966
The Random House book of poetry for children
The Random House book of poetry for children
1900