WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION: Funny Summer Vacation Poems
Sidesplitting poems about the last day of school, summer camp, family road trips, learning how to swim, rollercoasters, and the beach. Poems by Darren Sardelli, Bruce Lansky, Neal Levin, Ted Scheu, and more!
Poems selected by Bruce Lansky
Illustrated by Stephen Carpenter
Meadowbrook Press (2009)
ISBN: 978-0881665390
AWARDS:
Beach Book Festival Award Winner
USABookNews.com Best Book Award
MY TEACHER'S IN BIG TROUBLE: And Other Humorous School Poems
Hilarious poems about messy lockers, mysterious bus drivers, teachers in detention, silly principals, and other wacky tales about school.Perfect for National Poetry Month, National Poetry Day, and Poem in Your Pocket Day. Includes poems from Darren Sardelli, Kathy Kenney Marshall,, Jeff Mondak, Ted Scheu, and more!
Edited by Bruce Lansky
Illustrated by Stephen Carpenter
Scholastic (2009)
ISBN: 978-0545090292
I HOPE I DON'T STRIKE OUT: And Other Funny Sports Poems
Funny poems about baseball, football, basketball, soccer, swimming, skiing, running, karate, golf, volleyball, dodgeball, and more. Some of the All Star Poets who contributed to this award-winning book are Darren Sardelli, Judith Natelli McLaughlin, Neal Levin, Tim Tocher, Robert Pottle, and Jeff Nathan.
Compiled by Bruce Lansky
Illustrated by Stephen Carpenter
Meadowbrook Creations (2008)
ISBN: 978-1416951988
AWARDS:
Teachers' Choice Award
iParenting Media Award
Young Voices Foundation Gold Award
USABookNews.com Best Book Award
BUSES TO BOOKS: Reading, Writing, and Reciting Poems About School
This title includes over twelve poems by known poets like Darren Sardelli, Myra Cohn Livingston, Eileen Spinelli, Kenn Nesbitt, and Eric Ode to name a few. There are sidebars to every poem explaining terminology such as speaker, metaphors, personification, homonyms, and rhyme scheme..
Compiled by Susan M. Freese
Illustrated by Jan Westberg
Super Sandcastle / ABDO Publishing (2008)
ISBN: 978-1604530025
READ ME OUT LOUD! (A Poem To Rap, Chant, Whisper or Shout For Every Day of Year)
Read Me Out Loud contains a poem for every day of the year from the very best modern and classic poets. Poems by Darren Sardelli, Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, William Shakespeare, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Blake, Dylan Thomas, Robert Browning, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, William Wordsworth, Angela Topping, Moira Andrew, and more.
Poems chosen by Nick Toczek and Paul Cookson
Macmillan Children's Books UK (2007)
ISBN # 978-0330446211
"A great way for ensuring children to hear poetry everyday! Poems on a wide range of topics." - Goodreads
DINNER WITH DRACULA: A Spine-Tingling Collection of Frighteningly Funny Poems
Scary, spooky, spine-tingling poems about werewolves, vampires, headless horsemen, and Halloween. Builds and strengthens literacy skills, metacognition, and vocabulary. Poems by Darren Sardelli, Jack Prelutsky, Kenn Nesbitt, Eric Ode, Kathy Kenney-Marshall, and more!
Edited by Bruce Lansky
Illustrated by Mike and Carl Gordan
Meadowbrook Press (2006)
ISBN: 978-0689052316
HONOR: Scholastic Book List
DINOSAUR POEMS
Over 90 themed poems by well-loved children’s writers.Verses of every genre and style to suit every taste. Supports KS1 and KS2 curriculum objectives. Improves literacy in a fun and creative way. Darren Sardelli, Andrea Shavick, Paul Cookson, Roger Stevens, and Bernard Young all wrote poems for this Dino-licious poetry book.
Compiled by Paul Cookson
Illustrated by Sarah Nayler
Scholastic UK (2006)
ISBN: 978-0439951746
"A Jurassic-tastic poetry collection with enough thrills and spills to bring you to the edge of extinction."
MY TEACHER'S IN DETENTION: Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems
Fifty hilarious poems that help students improve fluency and comprehension. Great for strengthening reading and listening skills. Poems by Darren Sardelli, Kenn Nesbitt, Eric Ode, Diane Z. Shore, Dave Crawley, Neal Levin, Paul Orshoski, & more!
Poems selected by Bruce Lansky
Illustrated by Stephen Carpenter
Meadowbrook Press (2006)
ISBN: 978-0689052453
HONOR: Scholastic Book List
PETER, PETER, PIZZA-EATER: And Other Silly Rhymes
Forty silly rhymes for preschoolers and early-elementary school students. Predictable, repetitive text structures that help develop confidence. Benefits beginning readers. Poems by Darren Sardelli, Dianne Rowley, Helen Ksypka, Marilyn Helmer, Joyce Armor, and more!
Poems selected by Bruce Lansky
Illustrated by Stephen Carpenter
Meadowbrook Press (2006)
ISBN: 978-0684031668
HONOR: Scholastic Book List Best Seller
TINKLE, TINKLE, LITTLE TOT: Songs & Rhymes for Toilet-Training
Songs and rhymes to encourage and motivate your toddler during the toilet-training process. Positive reinforcement, easy repetition. Makes potty training a pleasant experience for toddlers and parents. Poems by Darren Sardelli, Christine Zuchora-Walske, Robert Pottle, and more!
Rhymes selected by Bruce Lansky
Illustrated by Anne Catharine Blake
Meadowbrook Press (2005)
ISBN: 978-0689046469
Awards:
National Parenting Publications
iParenting Media Award
ROLLING IN THE AISLES: A collection of laugh-out-loud poems
Gobs of giggles, ladles of laughter! An anthology of humorous poems for children. Contains funny poems by Darren Sardelli, Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, Kenn Nesbitt, Douglas Florian, Kathy Kenney-Marshall, and more!
Edited by Bruce Lansky
Illustrated by Stephen Carpenter
Meadowbrook Press (2004)
ISBN: 978-0689037665
"Reading just one of these poems is like trying to eat just one French fry."
— Lynn Johnston, cartoonist, "For Better or For Worse"
