I Can Read Books

For 30 years, Jack Prelutsky’s inventive poems have inspired legions of children to fall in love with poetry. His outrageously silly poems have tickled even the most stubborn funny bones, while his darker verses have spooked countless late-night readers. His award-winning books include Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast, The Dragons Are Singing Tonight, The Random House Book of Poetry for Children, and The Beauty of the Beast.

Nadia L. Hohn is the author of Malaika’s Costume and Malaika’s Winter Carnival, as well as Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter. Nadia presents regularly to schools, festivals, and libraries to audiences in the UK, UAE, US, and Canada. She lives in Toronto, where she teaches and writes.

Gustavo Mazali has been drawing since he was a little boy. Now he illustrates comics and children’s books. He lives in Buenos Aires.