As an added bonus, in addition to being frightened out of your wits when reading these poems, you can bone up on your vocabulary – Prelutsky uses evocative words like fetid, dessicated, catacomb, and thaumaturgic (had to look that one up!) The gruesome rhymes are accompanied by Lobel’s dark and gloomy line drawings, eerily reminiscent of Edward Gorey’s gothic creepiness – a real change of pace from Frog and Toad! But be forewarned: These poems and pictures are not for the faint of heart – they’re filled with all things gruesome, grisly and ghastly – just right for a Halloween night.
What she may do with a word or two / is much too grim to tell.” and “Be wary of the loathsome troll / that slyly lies in wait / to drag you to his dingy hole / and put you on his plate.”. There are sidebars to every poem explaining terminology such as speaker. The poems are filled with grisly details, and many of them read like cautionary tales: “Take care to hide when the wild witch rides / to shriek her evil spell. Nicknames to Nightmares: Reading, Writing, and Reciting Poems about Me (Super. Prelutsky – a prolific and popular poet for children – has penned poems about creepy characters including a bogeyman, vampire, troll, witch, ogre, werewolf and ghoul.
Twelve poems about fearsome creatures that haunt houses, forests, castles, and graveyards – and guaranteed to haunt your dreams, too.
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