Hearty congratulations to Jack Prelutsky, beloved children's author of many a hilarious poem ~ he was recently named the first Children's Poet Laureate! It's about time we 
had something like that!
Do you remember the Arthur episode in which he was a guest at Fern's Poetry Club? His poems are always a treat - their silliness hits just the right note with my boys. :)
I still have my 1977 copy of It's Halloween, which is a collection of very humorous and sort-of-but-not-really spooky poems. It's great for this time of year! We just read through it while waiting for Earlybird to finish his speech therapy this morning. Crackerjack's immediate response when we reached the book's end?
"Again, again!"
Here is a Prelutsky poem I found online:
When Tillie Ate the Chili
When Tillie ate the chili,
She erupted from her seat,
She gulped a quart of water,
And fled screaming down the street,
She coughed, she wheezed, she sputtered,
She ran totally amok,
She set a new world record
As she raced around the block.
Tillie's mouth was full of fire,
Tillie's eyes were red with tears,
She was smoking from her nostrils,
She was steaming from her ears,
She cooled off an hour later,
Showing perfect self-control
As she said, "What tasty chili,
I should like another bowl."
~ Jack Prelutsky
I chose this poem because A. it is very funny (as all of his poems are) and B. I have chili on the brain these days. Dear husband informed me his office is holding a "chili cookoff" later this month and he volunteered me to cook up some side dishes! O.K., at least he didn't say I'd make the chili - with which I have little or no experience! I can manage some cornbread, I suppose and ... well, what else goes with chili? Cowboy cookies, perhaps? And what are a bunch of Yankees doing making chili anyway, LOL?! ;)
Don't forget to stop in at A Chair, A Fireplace and a Tea Cozy for the Poetry Friday Round-up. Thanks, Liz!
