Quote of the day
His own image... was no longer the reflection of a clumsy, dirty, gray bird, ugly and offensive. He himself was a swan! Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.
Jack Prelutsky

Born: September 8, 1940 (age 85)
Bio: Jack Prelutsky is an American writer of children's poetry who has published over 50 poetry collections. He was named a U.S. Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation in 2006.
Known for:
- It's Raining Pigs & Noodles (2000)
- Scranimals (2002)
- Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! (1998)
- Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young (1986)
- It's Thanksgiving (1981)






