Poetry Friday: It's Valentine's Day by Jack Prelutsky

For the older siblings, this Poetry Friday, check out Jack Prelutsky's new release. In the I Can Read! 3, he's collected valentine poems which are funny, dear, and push the envelope just a tad.

"I only got one valentine,
and that was signed,
Love, Frankenstein.

Happy Valentine's Day and Poetry Friday!

It's Valentine's Day
by Jack Prelutsky
illustrated by Marylin Hafner
Greenwillow, 2014

Poetry Friday: A Pizza the Size of the Sun

I'm Usually a Speedy Horse

I'm usually a speedy horse,
today I'm very slow.
I'm hardly making headway
as along the road I go.

I'm slower than a tortoise
or a sloth atop a tree--
my rider has decided
that he ought to carry me.

Happy Poetry Friday!


A Pizza the Size of the Sun
paperback edition
by Jack Prelutsky
illustrated by James Stevenson
Greenwillow