THE SNOPP ON THE SIDEWALK And Other Poems

by Jack Prelutsky ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 4, 1977

Tamer Nightmares, consisting of such manageable monsters as a wozzit in the closet, a monumental meath on the heath, gruesome grobbles in hollowy trees, wrimples everywhere, and ""it"" which can be heard crawling and creeping when ""I"" am trying to sleep. They all snatch, gobble, and gulp along trippingly, and even though by now you'll be on to their tricks (and Prelutsky's too), each has his own antisocial habits and peculiar personality. The frummick, for example, eats the frelly when the two of them finish their feast, but the snopp, who looks like a mop, becomes something of a friend as the narrator sits with it companionably on the sidewalk. Barton does them all up in black-and-white with a suitably light, loose touch, setting off his blobby monsters with the properly suited and hatted ""I,"" who just happens to be an alligator.

Pub Date: April 4, 1977

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Greenwillow/Morrow

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1977

Categories: NONFICTION