The Snopp on the Sidewalk, and Other Poems

by Jack Prelutsky

Book Overview

Twelve poems about snopps, grobbles, flonsters, and other fantastic creatures.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068880084X
• ISBN13: 9780688800840
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 31 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

The Sidewalk: What You Might Meet!

These poems have three sides to them: They're funny, ridiculous and scary. You'll read them over and over and share them with a friend! Here's a sample of a sample: "HELP!" Can anybody tell me, please, a bit about the Thing with seven legs and furry knees, four noses and a wing? [Picture Book: Poetry; grades k-3] A Non-Workbook, Non-Textbook Approach to Teaching Language Arts: Grades 4 Through 8 and Up

Creepy!

You wouldn't expect it from Prelutsky's better know works, but this book is really creepy! The grey illustrations really enhance the effect. I'm told that I loved it before I was old enough to understand the words, so parents searched high and low for a copy. When they finally got a hold of this library edition (pre-internet) the poems scared me. Now i love it again - especially the snopp - poor lonely snopp - and the wozzit in the closet (it's eaten mother's dress!!)!

Mummy, what's a flummy?

"At first I thought, "I'll touch it,"/and then I thought, "I won't,"/and when again I thought, "I will,"/the snopp said softly, "Don't."" These amusing and lyrical rhymes of imaginary creatures such as the snopp (who looks a mop), the gibble, the monumental meath, and many others will keep children and their adults giggling and wanting more. Lots of new words are made up along the way (read Flonster Poem to discover more about flimes, floobers, flummies and fleemies) which children will enjoy tremendously. The monochromatic illustrations of some most unusual creatures wearing human garb help tell the poem's stories as well as spark young reader's imaginations. Twelve poems in all, of various lengths to suit many time lines. A fun introduction to poetry to read aloud to very young children or for older children to read on their own.