A Pizza the Size of the Sun

I know I’ve definitely seen this poetry book before in different libraries and classrooms, but have never read it, which is why I picked it up to check out and give it a try. And did I like it! First of all, I’ve never heard of the poet who wrote the book, Jack Prelutsky, but I checked out a lot of poetry books by him and the ones I had read thus far have been awesome.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun is another hilarious collection of poems by Prelutsky filled with zany people, different creatures, and different rhythms. I would consider this book to be a little more unusual and slightly more gruesome (with poems like “Eyeballs for Sale!”) which I’m sure children (especially boys) just love and find very funny.
The illustrator, James Stevenson, does a great job with his watercolors, reproduced in black and white. I think this book should be read by ever child, especially those who claim they don’t like poetry. I think it would definitely change their point of view and outlook on poetry at a whole.