This Children’s Book contains poems about bad manners, interesting animals, a magic fairy and many very nice monsters. Most are written as limericks to make them easy to memorize and recite. Children love the illustrations. With a 5-star Amazon rating it is a book for out- loud laughs that reviewers have found to be delightfully hilarious. It is beautifully illustrated. You are invited to add your own review of this book on Amazon.
The poems in the book have been road-tested on real children from the first grade through the sixth grade. Children and grandchildren in this age group will enjoy them and quickly choose favorite poems. Many of the poems will stimulate some very intelligent conversation between children and parents. Just so you know so you can watch for it, in the book there is a pterodactyl who lost his “p.”
Here is Jack’s favorite review of his book:
“In this rollicking and witty collaboration on poems for children, Jack and Adam Jelinski have created a world of rhyme and illustration that is magical, touching, and, most often, downright funny. Whether the subject is a princess turning into a frog, a boy who flies with his ears, a vacationing Dalmatian, a boy who walks on his hands, a girl who eats dead fish on the beach, or a monster who unrolls to seven feet tall, Jack Jelinski creates rhymes that will tickle the fancy of young and old alike; and his son, Adam, provides finely crafted illustrations that lend a whole new dimension to the humor and fantasy. Intelligent children and the child in their parents will get a real kick out of this book whenever bedtime rolls around.”
– Greg Keeler, noted poet, musician, songwriter and artist.
This sample poem from the book is included here because every kid who hears it thinks it is hilarious!
Emu
I tried to teach an emu
how to say cock-a-doodle-do.
But he just walked around,
and pecked at the ground,
then squawked loud and pooped on my shoe.
You can order the book here.
