Poetry+Homework

The person who wrote __“No, I Won’t Turn Orange!”__ was Jack Prelutsky. He’s famous because he was the first U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate. He was named this by the Poetry Foundation in 2006 because of his wacky and inventive verse. (Prelutskty) __“No, I Won’t Turn Orange!”__ is a wonderful poem. The poem is about a person that wants to eat an orange. He doesn’t think he will turn orange. In the end, he does.

__“No, I Won’t Turn Orange!”__ by //Jack Prelutsky//

No, I won’t turn orange If I eat this orange, So don’t give me that! No, I won’t turn orange If I eat this orange, You’re talking through your hat!

No, I won’t turn orange If I eat this orange, That’s just a bunch of stuff! No, I won’t turn orange If I eat this orange, I’m going to call your bluff!

No, I won’t turn orange If I eat this orange, So who are you trying to kid? No, I won’t turn orange If I eat this orange…. Well what do you know, I DID!

References

Prelutsky, J. (n.a.). Jack prelutsky Retrieved from http://jackprelutsky.com

Prelutsky, J. (1984). No, I won’t turn orange, New York, NY: Greenwillow Books