What do you get when you cross...a toaster with a toad? A tuba with a baboon? A clock with an octopus? A hat with a chicken? An umbrella with an elephant?
Why, a pop-up toadster, a tubaboon, the clocktopus, a hatchicken, and the bold umbrellaphant.
And what do you get when you cross this book with a kid? Why, a happy kibook!
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"I LOVED this fun, light-hearted book of poems! Each poem is about a creation one would find by combining an animal with an everyday household object. The entire book is full of imagination and creativity through both text and illustration. It's definitely a book children would enjoy! " — Micah (5 out of 5 stars)
"I LOVED this fun, light-hearted book of poems! Each poem is about a creation one would find by combining an animal with an everyday household object. The entire book is full of imagination and creativity through both text and illustration. It's definitely a book children would enjoy! "
" These poems were cute and clever. I am looking forward to reading them to my daughter. "
" Fun, silly poems combined with even more fun, unique collage artwork. "
" I loved this book! I read it to a 4 year old and a bunch of school-agers, and it was loved by all! "
" we just love made up animals. I thought these poems were very clever and fun. "
" This book has humorious poems in it. The poems put togehter objects and animals to make creative poems. I think children will really enjoy them and will think they are funny like I did. I love how creative Jack Prelutsky is. "
" Behold the bold Umbrellaphant and all his friends with this amazing book of poems. You can see in your mind.. an elephant with an umbrella for a trunk. This book is full of wonderous life and creatures some have never seen before.Behold the bold Umbrellaphant...and read this book. "
" I love all of Jack Prelutsky's poems. This book is one my favorites. Not only are the poems wonderful but the illustrator, Carin Berger, does a great job depicting the make-believe animals such as zipperpotamuses and alarmadillos. "
" I loved this book! The immense amount of rich vocabulary is great for introducing students to new words. I love the whimsical nature of the book. The animals are made up of very unusual items and described much different from what you would ever imagine. "
" Prelutsky combines animals and inanimate objects to create silly new animals. Love the collage illustrations. I plan to figure out a way to make my own Clocktopus for the library... "
" Big hit with kids. Very silly poems. Enhances skills with wordplay. "
" I really enjoyed the illustrations and I think my 4th graders would like the poems and maybe be able to think of some like them to write:) "
" 4.5 stars Fun Fun Fun. The book would be a great writing prompt for students to make up their own poems, combining two unrelated things (e.g., an umbrella and an elephant). "
" The created words could be problematic, but affords decoding practice. Could be a way to compare poetry types, but don't expect young readers to "get it." "
" Lots of fun. silly nonsense rhymes. "
" Cute collection of poems that combine animals with everyday objects (alarmadillos, toadsters, panthermometer, shoehornets, etc) -- strong rhymes, quick read. "
" I LOVED this fun, light-hearted book of poems! Each poem is about a creation one would find by combining an animal with an everyday household object. The entire book is full of imagination and creativity through both text and illustration. It's definitely a book children would enjoy! "
" I generally do not enjoy poetry but this book is the exception to the rule. I bought it as a bedtime book for my stepson and he enjoys it just as much as I do. Reminds me very strongly of The Ice Cream Cone Coot and Other Rare Birds that I used to love to read as a kid. "
" Funny poems creating whimsical animals that are part thing/part animal; the poems are reminiscent of Shel Silverstein. Our girls loved the word play, the illustrations and the fun, rhyming poems. "
" This was so creative. I love how he turned animals into objects. I read the one on a linx. He was chain links. So creative! "
" Great, silly poems that are all based on new compound words: the Clocktopus, the Pop-Up Toadsters, etc. An entertaining introduction to rhyming poetry. Students could make up their own compound creatures and write poems about them. "
" Emma thought this was very funny, the rhymes were very witty. "
" Great! Family favorites: ballpoint penguins and alarmadillos. The illustrations are especially good. "
" A clever approach to poetry. Very creative and fun to read. It might be difficult for younger students to read all of the words (like umbrellaphant), so the teacher may want to read aloud. "
Jack Prelutsky was the nation’s first Children’s Poet Laureate. He has filled more than fifty books of verse with his inventive wordplay, including the national bestsellers Scranimals and The New Kid on the Block. He lives in Washington State.
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