Stardines Swim High Across the Sky and Other Poems by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Carin Berger

I hope everyone reading this is familiar with Jack Prelutsky. He was the first National Children's Poet Laureate and I tend to think of him as a more prolific, sillier version of Shel Silverstein. And kids love his work. While his newest book is very fun to read, it lends itself so easily inspiring young writers, just like Berger's collages will inspire artists. Just to give you a taste of what Stardines Swim High Across the Sky and Other Poems is all about, I'lll share a few of the illustrations and one poem...
SWAPATIS
FOUNTAIN LION
SLOBSTERS
SLOBSTERS are slovenly,
SLOBSTERS are crude.
SLOBSTERS love mashing
And smushing their food.
Their sense of decorum
Is woefully small.
SLOBSTERS don't have
Many manners at all.
SLOBSTERS don't seem
To be happy unless
They're dropping their supper
And making a mess.
They're simply so sloppy
We have to conclude
That SLOBSTERS are slovenly
SLOBSTERS are crude.
BRAINDEER
Images shared by Carin Berger in an interview at
Source: Review copy