Poem 2

Title: The Wizard

Author/Illustrator: Jack Prelutsky/Brandon Dorman

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Publication Date: 2010 (E-pub)

ISBN: 978-0-06-206700-5

     The last book that I read was “The Wizard” by Jack Prelutsky. This book only consists of one poem that tells one story. The book is about an evil wizard who lives in a tower and uses his magical powers to transform one object into another. He also lives in a suburban neighborhood with lots of children, which is not typically a place where you would find an evil wizard. This book is a great book to read because it is a very funny book, and it secretly teaches the lesson that young kids should not trust strangers.

     I give this book five out of five stars. “The Wizard” would not only be a great book to read aloud to children, but it would also be a great book for them to use when they are learning how to read. The images in the book are very detailed, and can allow young readers, who are just starting out, to figure out what is taking place in the story by just looking at the images. There are also very few words for them to read on each page, so they can easily read through the book and feel like they accomplished something. The rhyming nature of the words also make it easier for children to decipher how different words sound and what they are supposed to mean. This book would be a great book for children who are just starting to learn how to read because it is not very difficult and the content is not hard to understand.