I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood.

- Jack Prelutsky

The sound of a word is at least as important as the meaning.

- Jack Prelutsky

After I'd produced about two dozen pen and ink drawings, one evening I decided that they needed poems to accompany them. I still have no idea where t…

- Jack Prelutsky

We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.

- Jack Prelutsky

It's Halloween! It's Halloween! The moon is full and bright And we shall see what can't be seen On any other night. Skeletons and ghosts and g…

- Jack Prelutsky

If you don't believe in dragons, It is curiously true That the dragons you disparage Choose to not believe in you.

- Jack Prelutsky

I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't know what.

- Jack Prelutsky

Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood.

- Jack Prelutsky

Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career.

- Jack Prelutsky