Beneath a Blue Umbrella

By Jack Prelutsky, Amparo Ortiz, Book

From the puppies in Philadelphia to the piglets in Wichita, west to the Great Salt Lake (where the big green frog lives), and south to the Mardi Gras celebration -- here are poems and pictures for everyone to love. Ride a Purple Pelican confirmed Jack Prelutsky and Garth Williams's place in the hearts (and on the tongues) of young Americans. And Beneath a Blue Umbrella is a worthy successor. Here is a book for adults to share with children -- and for children to share with adults and with each other.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688064299
• ISBN13: 9780688064297
• Release Date: April 1990
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 3 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Beneath a Blue Umbrella, a melon seller sat.

This was my cousin's favorite book as a child. Jack Prelutsky did a good job of it. Even though the book is about as long as a novel, my baby cousin (now nine and a half) sat through the whole book. When she got up to Anna Banana, she would hold her hands up in the air like she was walking on them. The poems, (some based on familiar nursery rhymes) others totally original, are still staples around our household. I would reccomend it to any child. --Robert Metz