DARREN SARDELLI
Poet, Children's Book Author, & Speaker

DARREN SARDELLI Poet, Children's Book Author, & SpeakerDARREN SARDELLI Poet, Children's Book Author, & SpeakerDARREN SARDELLI Poet, Children's Book Author, & Speaker
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Anthologies featuring darren's poems

Summer vacation activities for kids

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

Funny things that happen at school

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 

The funny side of sports

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

Learn how to write powerful poetry

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

A poem for every day of the year

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

A halloween picture book with Dracula, Bigfoot, and the headless horseman

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

A stegosaurus and t-rex make reading an adventure

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."

Giggle poetry focusing on school life

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

New nursery rhymes with classic characters

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

Potty training songs for toddlers

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

Laugh out loud poetry for the whole family

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"

TEXTBOOKS, MAGAZINES, MUSIC, & MORE!

 Darren Sardelli’s poems have been featured on TV shows, radio stations, podcasts, music albums, and have been published in textbooks, children’s magazines, and newspapers all around the world. Here are a handful.

An interview with Radio Disney promoting poetry
Live It Up! with Donna Drake on CBS
Reading right from the start for the love of reading podcast
Songs and lyrics by Al DeCant and Darren Sardelli
International textbook teaching English to high school students
Advanced English in Use 1
Stepping Stones textbook
Way to English focusing on grammar
Camden Market 4
The School Magazine - Blast Off, Touchdown, Countdown, Orbit

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