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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts) Wed Aug 21, 2019, 09:41 AM Aug 2019

Just read Jack Prelutsky poem 'When Fred gets out of bed'. Have you ounheard of him?

I just discovered him.

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Just read Jack Prelutsky poem 'When Fred gets out of bed'. Have you ounheard of him? (Original Post) bobbieinok Aug 2019 OP

First I've heard of him. When I did a search according to your title I got sent to abqtommy Aug 2019 #1

I looked him up on wiki. He seems successful and v popular with kids bobbieinok Aug 2019 #2

Jack Prelutsky is an American writer of children's poetry who has published over 50 poetry elleng Aug 2019 #3

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

1. First I've heard of him. When I did a search according to your title I got sent to

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 10:26 AM

Aug 2019

www.poets.org and found out the title of the poem is really "As Soon As Fred Gets Out Of Bed" but I guess the combination of author's name with either title was good enough. I saved the poets.org site.
See what you started?

https://poets.org/poem/soon-fred-gets-out-bed

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)

2. I looked him up on wiki. He seems successful and v popular with kids

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:35 PM

Aug 2019

elleng

(130,732 posts)

3. Jack Prelutsky is an American writer of children's poetry who has published over 50 poetry

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:38 PM

Aug 2019

collections. He served as the first U.S. Children's Poet Laureate from 2006-08 when the Poetry Foundation established the award.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Prelutsky

In 2018, his poem "Homework! Oh, Homework!" was featured in a national commercial for Apple's iPad.

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