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Ride a Purple Pelican (Mulberry Books)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780688156251
ISBN: 0688156258
Label: HarperTrophy
Manufacturer: HarperTrophy
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 64
Publication Date: September 22, 1997
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Release Date: September 22, 1997
Studio: HarperTrophy
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Editorial Review:
This collection of Jack Prelutsky is delightfully nonsensical, as we've come to expect from the creator of The New Kid on the Block and more than 40 other equally zany collections. We were thinking of Edward Lear's The Jumblies as we read, "Jilliky Jolliky Jelliky Jee,/three little cooks in a coconut tree,/one cooked a peanut and one cooked a pea,/one brewed a thimble of cinnamon tea,/then they sat down to a dinner for three,/Jilliky Jolliky Jelliky Jee." If you've wondered why potatoes can't see even with all those eyes, or why poor Pennington Poe is weeping, this is the book for you and your kids. Garth Williams, illustrator of Charlotte's Web and Bedtime for Frances, enhances this lively collection with his whimsical, expressive paintings. (Ages 2 to 6)
It is hard to believe that Cincinnati Patty, Justin Austin, Pennington Poe, and the little pink pig in Arkansas have not been chanted and sung about by children for generations. But it is not hard to believe that they Will be chanted and sung about for generations to come! Jack Prelutsky and Garth Williams have created a nursery world, peopled with unforgettable characters. Come and meet your new friends. They will be old friends soon!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Wonderful rhyming
I give this book most of the credit for the fact that my 3 year old was the first in his pre-school class to understand rhyming. It's easy and fun to read with a lot of interesting animals (like kudus) and place names (like Saskatchewan). The beautiful illustrations add to its delight. This is easily my favorite book to read to the kids.
Rating: - The best children's book ever
An absolute classic, it was the favorite of my child 20 years ago, and she still knows it by heart. It is also a geography lesson. A must for every child, the ilustrations are beautiful, and it is so much fun.
Rating: - An absolute delight...!
For those who appreciate silliness, whimsey, and the supple flow of language used well, this book is an absolute delight. While many children's book authors try using rhyme in their works, few do it with the gracefulness and sense of sheer fun that poet Jack Prelutsky brings to the form. Add to his words the colorful, kooky draftsmanship of artist Garth Williams, and you've got an instant classic. These ditties combine elegant feel of A. A. Milne's poems with the giddy abandon of good, old-fashioned ... Read More
Rating: - Ride A Purple Pelican
Prelutsky's nursery rhymes are just what the young children need for their language development. they include places and artifacts from the American culture that English speaking children can pick up, and second language learners can learn. The first poem my young son, three years old, memorized was Late One Night in Kalamazoo.
Rating: - WONDERFUL CLASSIC
I read this book to all of my children (now grown) and have given it as a gift to an adult artist. The playful rhymes and beautiful illustrations have classic appeal for all generations. I think adults respond to the book because each carefully crafted yet simple rhyme (they roll off the tongue and are fun to read aloud) and illustration evokes something inside, perhaps just the simplicity of our childhood.They are also very funny. (Except for poor old Pennington Poe who has a truck stuck in the snow and ... Read More
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