It's Raining Pigs and Noodles

Written by Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by Jack Prelutsky

The master of mischievous rhyme, Jack Prelutsky has whipped up a storm of more than one hundred hilarious poems. Grab your umbrella—and make sure it's a big one!

It's raining pigs and noodles,
it's pouring frogs and hats,
chrysanthemums and poodles,
bananas, brooms, and cats.
Assorted prunes and parrots
are dropping from the sky,
here comes a bunch of carrots,
some hippopotami.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Feb 26, 2008
• ISBN: 9780061629686

Jack Prelutsky

Jack Prelutsky is the best-selling author of more than fifty books of poetry, including The New Kid on the Block, illustrated by James Stevenson, and Stardines Swim High Across the Sky, illustrated by Carin Berger. Jack Prelutsky lives in Washington State.

Reviews for It's Raining Pigs and Noodles

[librarybird08 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The author of numerous hilarious poetry books, Prelutsky does not disappoint in the book with zany illustrations.

[emilysadler · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I think this collection of poems is great for children because they are short, clear, and incorporate humor. Humor is a major characteristic of Jack Prelutsky poems. Kids will enjoy these poems because they can relate to the subjects and are able to understand the jokes. He also uses made up words, which are good for teaching pronunciation. The rhyming helps young readers to guess what word is next. This expands on their sight word vocabulary. The only aspect I did not like was the large about of vocabulary that students are not familiar with and are not easy to define. The first line of one of the poems was “A fetching young gnu had a penchant for song.” I do not think any elementary student would be familiar with “fetching,” “gnu”, or “penchant,” nor would I be able to define them on the spot. Overall, I really enjoyed these short and funny poems and I would use this book in my future classroom.

[afussell-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A collection of funny poetry with funny illustrations. I would read this to students if we were studying poetry. Or when I feel the students need a little break, I would read it to bring their spirit up.

[michelleforestier · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Is a rhyming child's poetry book about absurd thoughts. It will allow children to use their imaginations and also enjoy goofy text. I would use this book when teaching poetry that it can be fun!, it is fun poetry that will keep the kids attention and it not hard to understand

[jaimie919 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

"My Parents have the Flu Today," and "I took a Sip of Water" are two of my favorite poems. This book will have you smiling, laughing, and wanting to read it over and over again. It is written and illustrated in a unique and fun way. Each poem is shapped to match the theme of the poem. Children will love this book. This is great book to have children read introducing poetry. Its very easy to read and will make kids really enjoy poetry.

[lainabourgeois · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This collection of humorous poems features such works as "The Dancing Hippopotami", "You Can't Make Me Eat That", "My Father's Name is Sasquatch", and "Dear Wumbledeedumble".

[malissalojszczyk · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This large book of poems features rhymes that are playful, whimsical and silly. They will appeal to children and to the child in most adults.