I've Lost My Hippopotamus
by Jack Prelutsky
illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic
Greenwillow Books, 2012
review copy provided by the publisher
Kids just love Jack Prelutsky!
This collection has a different feel than the others. Maybe it's because James Stevenson isn't the illustrator. There are plenty of silly poems, but there are also some that are thoughtful...on a kid level. Here's an excerpt of "I Planted a Whistle:"
I planted a whistleThere are even a few haiku!
And grew a flute,
I planted a shoelace
And grew a boot,
I planted a button
And grew a blouse,
I planted a whisker
And grew a mouse.
"Mole"
Tunnel! I tunnel!
I never see my tunnels,
Yet they comfort me.
