Pizza the Size of the Sun - Softcover

Prelutsky, Jack

4.11

2,198 ratings by Goodreads

9780590149631: Pizza the Size of the Sun

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0590149636 ISBN 13: 9780590149631

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks, 2001

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Taking a swipe at stuffiness, this sly collection shows Prelutsky’s robust appreciation of the absurd. Humour at its best from one of America’s funniest poets.

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Find out why there are zebras on the ceiling, pizza down your pants, why Dan’s the invisible man and wrestling with an octopus is not a good idea, why gerbils are bedraggled and emus are definitely not for approaching... Join the wacky world of Jack Prelutsky

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Review:

A Pizza the Size of the Sun
“Prelutsky’s robust appreciation of the absurd percolates througout this playful, kid-friendly verse, while Stevenson wrings a wealth of emotion and humour out of just a few dashes of ink.”
Publishers Weekly

Prelutsky is up to his old tricks, using verbal sleight of hand to create another magical anthologyof light verse.
Booklist

A fast-paced and accessible collection that’s loads of fun.
Horn Book

From the Back Cover:

'Penguins cautiously reside
on our planet's underside,
where they're careful not to cough,
lest they trip and tumble off'

Over one hundred fast, funny, clever and bizarre poems, accompanied by brilliantly playful illustrations, explode from the pages. Forget serious and stuffy, these poems are pure magic! This dynamic and mischievous collection promises to have you in stitches again and again.

"Prelutsky is up to his old tricks, using verbal sleight of hand to create another magical anthology of light verse."
'Booklist'

"A fast-paced and accessible collection that's loads of fun."
'Horn Book'

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