Title: The New Kid on the Block

Author: Jack Prelutsky

Illustrator: James Stevenson

Genre/Theme: Poetry

Grade Level Appropriateness: Preschool- Third Grade

Summary: This book is a collection of over hundred poems about things that the reader may never thought about before. The reader could meet an alley cat, granny grazer, snillies, bulgy bunne and others. The kids could learn why they should not eat a dinosaur, have an alligator for a pet, or argue with a shark. There are four vain and ancient tortoises, a rat of culture, five flying hotdogs, and more people, animals and other creatures that will amuse and delight the reader.

Comments: I loved the humor contained in the poems and profuse drawings that accompanied it. The poems made me laugh. I found an abundance of subjects, in this collection, that are close to the hearths of children. It is a great book for children of all ages.