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Born
Jack Prelutsky was born on September 8th, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. -
Graduated Highschool
In 1958, Jack Prelutsky graduated highschool -
Dropped Out of College
In 1961, Jack Prelutsky dropped out of Hunter College. -
Publishes First Book
In 1967, Jack Prelutsky published his first book, a Gopher in The Garden. -
Grew to Love Poetry
Not only did Jack publish his first book this year, he found that he liked poetry. He used to hate it as a kid. He thought of it as the equivilant of liver, he knew it was good for him, but he was not convinced. But luckily, he rediscovered poetry in his twentys, and grew to love it! -
Marries Carolynn Prelutsky
In 1979, Jack married Carolynn Prelutsky -
Mothers Death
In 1989, Dorthea Prelutsky (Jacks mother) passes away. -
Appeared on Arthur
Jack Prelutsky appears on the popular childrens show "Arthur" on an episosde called "Im a poet". -
Named First Childrens Poet Laureate
In 2006, Jack Prelutsky was named the first Childrens Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. -
Presents at the National Book Festival
Jack Prelutsky presents in the 2007 National Book Festival, in Washington DC -
Best Selling Book
Jack Prelutsky's books "My Parents Think I'm Sleeping" is the eighth best-selling childrens poetry book, and "The Carnival Of The Animals" is the sixth best-selling childrens poetry book! -
Alive
Jack Prelutky is still alive to this day. He lives with his wife, Carolynn, in Seattle Washington
