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Kenn Nesbitt

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Born

in Berkeley, CA, The United States

Website

http://www.poetry4kids.com/

Genre

Children's, Poetry

Member Since

November 2012

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Kenn Nesbitt is the author of several collections of funny poetry for kids, including Revenge of the Lunch Ladies, When the Teacher Isn't Looking, and The Aliens Have Landed at Our School! His poems have appeared many bestselling anthologies, including every book in the popular Kids Pick the Funniest Poems series, and anthologies from Scholastic with nearly 2 million copies in print. He is also the creator of the world's most popular children's poetry website on the Internet. ...more

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	More Bears! by Kenn Nesbitt (Goodreads Author), Troy Cummings (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 1,113 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Minute till Bedtime: 60-Second Poems to Send You off to Sleep by Kenn Nesbitt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christoph Niemann (Illustrations), Sharon Creech (Contributor), B.J. Lee (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Lemony Snicket (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jack Prelutsky (Contributor), Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Judith Viorst (Contributor), more… 4.12 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Hippo Has the Hiccups: And Other Poems I Totally Made Up by Kenn Nesbitt (Goodreads Author), Ethan Long (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids by Kenn Nesbitt (Goodreads Author), Rafael Domingos (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tighty Whitey Spider: And More Wacky Animal Poems I Totally Made Up by Kenn Nesbitt (Goodreads Author), Ethan Long (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When The Teacher Isn't Looking: And Other Funny School Poems 4.18 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Believe It or Not, My Brother Has a Monster! by Kenn Nesbitt (Goodreads Author), David Slonim (Illustrator) 3.52 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revenge of the Lunch Ladies: The Hilarious Book of School Poetry by Kenn Nesbitt (Goodreads Author), Mike Gordon (Illustrator), Carl Gordon (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kiss, Kiss Good Night by Kenn Nesbitt (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Elliott (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.91 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ultimate Top Secret Guide to Taking Over the World by Kenn Nesbitt (Goodreads Author), Ethan Long (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Disobedient

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The American Language: H.L. Mencken's Definitive Exploration of American English

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Quotes by Kenn Nesbitt (?)

“Homework, I Love You

Homework, I love you. I think that you’re great.
It’s wonderful fun when you keep me up late.
I think you’re the best when I’m totally stressed,
preparing and cramming all night for a test.
Homework, I love you. What more can I say?
I love to do hundreds of problems each day.
You boggle my mind and you make me go blind,
but still I’m ecstatic that you were assigned.

Homework, I love you. I tell you, it’s true.
There’s nothing more fun or exciting to do.
You’re never a chore, for it’s you I adore.
I wish that our teacher would hand you out more.

Homework, I love you. You thrill me inside.
I’m filled with emotions. I’m fit to be tied.
I cannot complain when you frazzle my brain.
Of course, that’s because I’m completely insane.”
― Kenn Nesbitt

tags: humour

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“looks t o t a l l y s p a c e”
― Kenn Nesbitt, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids

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“Einstein's Brain''

I heard that they've got Einstein's
brain
just sitting in a jar.
I don't know where they keep it,
but I hope it isn't far.

I need to go and borrow it
to help me with this test.
I've answered twenty questions
but on every one I guessed.
If someone asks you where I've
gone,
then kindly please explain
I'll be right back; I've just gone out
to look for Einstein's brain.”
― Kenn Nesbitt

tags: a-poem-for-every-summer-day, einstein, einstein-s-brain, kenn-nesbitt, poetry

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