This is a delightful, silly, charming book of poetry about animals mixed up. my favorite may be the pocupineapple. This inspired my 5 year old's imagination in a huge way, we read it through many times before it had to go back to the library. ( )

I enjoy Prelutsky's poems and so do my elementary level students. This book is an imaginative journey into a world where animal, vegetable and mineral combine to form an odd assortment of new creatures like the potatoad and the rhinocerose. As a read aloud -- good to practice reading before hand or read it more than once -- some of the new names present a bit of a tongue twister! ( )

We totally adored this one! Going on the list of books we want in our home library! ( )

I liked this book for two reasons. Firstly, I remembered reading this book as a child and really enjoying the illustrations, and enjoyed them as well while reading the book as an adult. The image of the potatoad is iconic, in my opinion, and when one thinks of Jack Prelutsky, one thinks of this image specifically. I also really enjoyed the imaginative language of the poetry in the book. For instance, on page 26, Prelutsky says, "The lovely toucanemones, Profuse upon the hills, Display their gaudy petals And their multicolored bills." One thing I thought was weird about the book, though, was that it didn't really have a lesson, which makes me wonder what it's purpose for the classroom is. ( )

Jack Prelutsky is entertaining again. Great poetry collection of 'scrambled' animals (with fruit, flowers, etc.) to entertain children. Definitely need to read aloud to enjoy the rhythm and rhyme. ( )