Imagine That!

Is there a secret dragon in your bathtub? Or a "crocodial" in your telephone? Do you know a wendigo personally? You'll meet all these creatures and many more in this delightful anthology of imaginative poems compiled by the popular, prolific children's poet Jack Prelutsky, who also selected the poems in The Beauty of the Beast and Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young. Here Prelutsky has chosen 50 "poems of never-was" that celebrate mythical monsters, marvelous machines, and mysterious magic, cleverly crafted by luminaries such as Dr. Seuss, Lewis Carroll, Ogden Nash, Jane Yolen, and Prelutsky himself. Kevin Hawkes's bright and captivating illustrations make all these bizarre critters and creations burst into life. (Now you can see what Lewis Carroll's famous Jabberwock looks like!) Catch a ride on Mr. Mad's Machine to the land of never-was, but watch out for the Leathery Gumberoo and the Bugle-Billed Bazoo! (Ages 5 to 9) --Marcie Bovetz