Ode to a Commode
Ode to a Commode

Author: Brian P. Cleary

Publisher: Millbrook Press

Published: 2014-10-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 146774767X

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Is that a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a poem! Concrete poems are shaped like their subjects. They can look like objects, animals, or even people. You won't find many straight lines here! Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how concrete poems work—and uses them to create all sorts of wild wordplay. Ode to a Commode is packed with mind-bending poems to make you puzzle and ponder. And when you've finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own concrete poems!

Flush
Flush

Author: Charlie Williams

Publisher: Charlie Williams

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780977287000

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A boy takes a rhyming rest room tour, showing the sounds of a variety of toilets.

Ode to Underwear
Ode to Underwear

Author: Helaine Becker

Publisher: Scholastic Canada

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1443124753

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Helaine Becker and Mike Boldt team up for another hilarious storytime romp! Let's hear it for our underwear! From boxers to bloomers and briefs to bikinis, whether they're frilly, silly, or saggy - we all have our favourite pair, so give three cheers for underwear! The uproarious team behind Little Jack Horner, Live From the Corner brings us another silly storytime treat, this time celebrating an underappreciated piece of our wardrobe: underpants! With Helaine Becker's boisterous rhyming text and Mike Boldt's buoyant illustrations, Ode to Underwear is a perfect read-aloud for anyone who loves to laugh!

Read! Read! Read!
Read! Read! Read!

Author: Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Published: 2020-08-25

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 1635923530

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Capture the joys of reading in this amazing poetry collection! From that thrilling moment when a child first learns to decipher words, to the excitement that follows in reading everything from road signs to field guides to internet articles to stories, these poems celebrate reading. They also explore what reading does -- how it opens minds, can make you kind, and allows you to explore the whole world. Ryan O’Rourke’s rich artwork beautifully captures the imagination and playfulness in these poems by noted author Amy Ludwig VanDerwater.

Bow-Tie Pasta
Bow-Tie Pasta

Author: Brian P. Cleary

Publisher: Millbrook Press

Published: 2015-11-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1467788511

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Acrostic? What kind of stick is that? Actually, it's a poem! Acrostic poems are created from a word or phrase written vertically down the page. Each letter becomes part of a line in the poem, revealing a thought or a clue about the poem's topic. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary shows how even the wackiest words can make an acrostic poem. Bow-Tie Pasta is packed with acrostics to make you snicker and snort. And when you've finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own poems!

How to Eat a Poem
How to Eat a Poem

Author: American Poetry & Literacy Project

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-03-01

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 0486110958

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Seventy lighthearted, much-loved poems cover everything from books and imagination to friendship and the beauty of the natural world. Includes such notable poets as Lewis Carroll, Ogden Nash, and Marianne Moore.

Something Sure Smells Around Here
Something Sure Smells Around Here

Author: Brian P. Cleary

Publisher: Millbrook Press ™

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1467777722

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What do you get when you combine a poem and a joke? A limerick! These five-line rhyming poems are funny, silly, and sly. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how limericks work—and shows how these little poems can trigger big laughs. Something Sure Smells Around Here is packed with hilarious poems to make you chuckle and chortle. And when you've finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own limericks!

Crossing Pleasure Avenue
Crossing Pleasure Avenue

Author: Karen Hildebrand

Publisher: Indolent Books

Published: 2018-04-15

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9781945023132

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These terse lyrics engage the reader with humor, brio, and bite. In these wildly imaginative poems, Karen Hildebrand reminds us of the strangeness of the everyday and the pleasure in those ripe moments when past and present buckle and overlap. Funny, fervent, and fierce, Crossing Pleasure Avenue is also delightfully profound.

Underneath My Bed
Underneath My Bed

Author: Brian P. Cleary

Publisher: Millbrook Press

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1512411124

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When is a list also a poem? When it's a list poem! List poems can be funny or serious, rhymed or unrhymed. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how these types of poems work—and shows some of the many ways they can be written. Underneath My Bed is packed with goofy poems on subjects ranging from summer camp to dinosaurs to messy bedrooms. And when you've finished reading, you can try writing your very own list poem!

If It Rains Pancakes
If It Rains Pancakes

Author: Brian P. Cleary

Publisher: Millbrook Press ™

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1467750093

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What is a haiku? It sounds like a sneeze. And isn't a lantern a light source? Actually, they are two types of ancient Japanese poetry. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how each form works—and shows how these little poems can contain big surprises! If It Rains Pancakes is packed with poems to make you chuckle, puzzle, and ponder. And when you’ve finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own haiku and lanterns!