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Bagert, Brod. Giant Children: Poems; illus. by Tedd Arnold. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2002.

1 v. (unpaged): col. ill. ; 29 cm. ISBN: 0803725566 (alk. paper); LCCN: 00-64418. Picture Book; Dewey: 811/.54 / RL 4.4 (Follett).

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For Teachers and Librarians

Some poetry requires an introduction or adult reading. Try these.

Shapiro, Karen Jo. Because I Could Not Stop My Bike : and Other Poems. Charlesbridge, c2003. (811) RL 3.2  A collection of light-hearted parodies written in the style of such well-known poets as Emily Dickinson, Robert Burns, Christina Rosetti, Joyce Kilmer, and William Shakespeare.

  Dakos, Kalli. Put Your Eyes Up Here and Other School Poems. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2003. (811) RL 4.0 A collection of humorous and thoughtful poems recounting the school year in Ms. Roys' fourth-grade class.

AUTHOR: BROD BAGERT  (Read a Biographical Sketch)

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ILLUSTRATOR: Tedd Arnold Website

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 For Students: Poetry to Make You Laugh

  Shields, Carol Diggory. Lunch Money And Other Poems About School. Dutton Children's Books, c1995. (811) RL 2.8 "Everyday school activities, from lunch in the cafeteria to dealing with homework to the trip on the school bus, are captured in simple, humorous rhyme." Hornbook, March, 1996.

Prelutsky, Jack. The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders. Greenwillow, 2002. (811) RL 3.1. Prelutsky makes the ordinary special in this collection of humorous verse about animals and people.

Prelutsky, Jack. It's Raining Pigs & Noodles. Greenwillow, 2000. (811) RL 2.5. Prelutsky plays with silly images, nonsense words, and corny punch lines in a shower of poems that will have you sloshing around in them right up to your funnybone.