Jack Prelutsky’s The Dragons are Singing Tonight (illustrated by Peter Sís and published by Greenwillow, 1993) is a poetry books about dragon–pet dragons, lazy dragons, mechanical dragons, disconsolate dragons, baby dragons–dragons of all shapes and sizes. My sister read this book often to her five boys when they were little and they love it to this day. Using wonderful rythms and imagery, The Dragons are Singing Tonight tells the secrets of a dragon’s life. ...
(This post is in honor of my mother Marian, one of the wisest–and kindest–women I have ever known.) The Owl and the Pussy-cat is a famous nonsense poem written by the English poet, author, and illustrator Edward Lear. A contemporary of Lewis Carroll, Lear first published the poem in 1871, and it has been illustrated and re-illustrated ever since. The edition to the left was illustrated by Paul Galdone (Clarion, 1987). Jan Brett also illustrated a Caribbean-style version in 1989...
