Ride a Purple Pelican

by Jack Prelutsky

On Sale: 09/22/1997

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Ride a Purple Pelican

by Jack Prelutsky

illustrated by Garth Williams

On Sale: 09/22/1997

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It is hard to believe that Cincinnati Patty, Justin Austin, Pennington Poe, and the little pink pig in Arkansas have not been chanted and sung about by children for generations. But it is not hard to believe that they Will be chanted and sung about for generations to come! Jack Prelutsky and Garth Williams have created a nursery world, peopled with unforgettable characters. Come and meet your new friends. They will be old friends soon!

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ISBN: 9780688156251
ISBN 10: 0688156258
Imprint: Greenwillow Books
On Sale: 09/22/1997
Pages: 64
List Price:9.99 CAD
Ages: 4 to 8
BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Poetry (see also Stories in Verse)
BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Ghost Stories
BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories
BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men
BISAC6 : JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women
BISAC7 : JUVENILE FICTION / Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
BISAC8 : JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Birds
BISAC9 : JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Beginner
BISAC10 : JUVENILE FICTION / Nursery Rhymes

Jack Prelutsky

Biography

Jack Prelutsky is the best-selling author of more than fifty books of poetry, including The New Kid on the Block, illustrated by James Stevenson, and Stardines Swim High Across the Sky, illustrated by Carin Berger. Jack Prelutsky lives in Washington State.

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Garth Williams

Biography

Garth Williams is the renowned illustrator of almost one hundred books for children, including the beloved Stuart Little by E. B. White, Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, and the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

He was born in 1912 in New York City but raised in England. He founded an art school near London and served with the British Red Cross Civilian Defense during World War II. Williams worked as a portrait sculptor, art director, and magazine artist before doing his first book Stuart Little, thus beginning a long and lustrous career illustrating some of the best known children's books.

In addition to illustrating works by White and Wilder, he also illustrated George Selden’s The Cricket in Times Square and its sequels (Farrar Straus Giroux). He created the character and pictures for the first book in the Frances series by Russell Hoban (HarperCollins) and the first books in the Miss Bianca series by Margery Sharp (Little, Brown). He collaborated with Margaret Wise Brown on her Little Golden Books titles Home for a Bunny and Little Fur Family, among others, and with Jack Prelutsky on two poetry collections published by Greenwillow: Ride a Purple Pelican and Beneath a Blue Umbrella. He also wrote and illustrated seven books on his own, including Baby Farm Animals (Little Golden Books) and The Rabbits’ Wedding (HarperCollins).