Scranimals
by Jack Prelutsky
illustrated by Peter Sís
Summary
In Scranimals readers are taken on a journey to Scranimal Island, where the animals are like you've never seen before. Scranimals includes poems describing and celebrating the various species found on Scranimal Island, such as the "spinachicken", "potatoad", "bananaconda."
APA Reference
Prelutsky, J. (2002). Scranimals. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books.
My Impressions
This is a good example of a picture book that requires both the text and the illustrations. Prelutsky's poems and Sís' illustrations work in harmony to take readers on a fun expedition to Scranimal Island. The illustrations help the reader to visualize the fantastical creatures, such as the Bananaconda, Potatoad, and Avocadodos. Scranimals shows readers that poetry can be fun and silly, or anything you want it to be. It would also be good for reluctant poetry readers because it easy to read and doesn't require much analyzation.
Review
Jack Prelutsky and Peter Sís are called the "meisters of madcap" by Publishers Weekly, who together create "devious...silliness." Prelutsky contributes language with "glee" and "plenty of humor", and Sís adds "exquisite artistry" that enhances Prelutsky's verse.
Publishers Weekly. (2002, June 24). Scranimals [Review of the book Scranimals]. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved from http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-688-17819-2
Library Use
With Scranimals, you could have an art and poetry activity. Give kids pictures from magazines of food, animals and objects. Let kids create their own scranimals and give them funny names by cutting out and combining pictures. Kids could then write silly poetic descriptions of their Scranimal.
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