Bing Bang Boing

by Douglas Florian

Meet Genny Glubber, who’s fat like blubber, and Mr. Giles, who has seven smiles. And Little-Naughty-Nasty Ned, who glued his brother to a bed. Come along and join the fun--this book has a poem for everyone! “From the sunlit yellow of its jacket to the humorous tone of its verse, this should prove a popular choice for poetry shelves.”-- Booklist

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Humor, Childrens

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Evillion · Rating 3 out of 5]

About half the poems are really excellent! The other half is whatever. I especially like "first things first," "Heady," "Izzy eats ice cubes," and "Cake mistake."

[Chandra Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun book. Not quite Shel Silverstein, but still super fun to read out loud with a kiddo! Also I was a big fan of this book as a kiddo myself!

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Child-friendly poems gently introduce the genre in a humorous way. My kids were always eager for me to read to them from this book. It was fun as a read aloud but I can also see late elementary aged kids sitting in the corner chuckling to themselves as they flip through the pages as well.

[Dayana Sa · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are cute poems and a handful of funny ones. Some however, reveal a lot of the emotional messed life of modern children such as “pity little Mortimer”, “the bully”,”my robot” - which hits his sister- among a few others. Despite that, I would recommend this book to others who enjoy children’s poetry.

[Sonja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Along the line of Shel Silverstein, what fun!

[Alana · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a very odd collection of stories, to be sure, and very Shel Silverstein-esque. Ok to read, although my toddler wasn't very into it.

[Amanda Williamson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the poem "The Bully." Doug Florian uses a good sense of rhythm and rhyme which makes it fun and easy to read for children just starting out with poetry. However, due to the fact that in the end the bully dies I would recommend this poem for an older audience. Maybe 6-7 years of age. Although the fact that younger children may fear the death part and associate bullies with being "bad" so that may also have a benefit to younger audiences. This poem is relevant to real life because every class has that one kid who seems to be the bully and children need to learn that it is not a good image to have.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Florian’s poems are great fun and the accompanying illustrations are equally fun. The poems are not grouped in any way I could determine, but in this book we simply get page after page of humorous poetry. Many of the poems use whimsical names and a few use made up words. The most common theme was poems in which someone met an untimely end but these were not morbid and are still appropriate for children. The poems are typically about things that children can easily relate to, e.g. a worm’s eye view, a city bus, a trash truck, mustaches, a lazy man, a washing machine.

[Elle Belle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I use this book's poems in my classrooms. It is full of comical nonsense poetry. We set them to music or use them in rhythm games. It contains funny poems about almost every topic imaginable which can be used in lessons to grab students interest or provide a break from more serious studies. I especially like the poem about Commas and their Mommas. My favorite poem in this book is, "Madame Doubletalk".

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has a lot of fun/funny poems as well as illustrations that were drawn by the poet.

I read "The Bully." The illustration for this poem was pretty funny...there was a fist, and each finger was made into a face. In the poem, it talks about what this bully did to a bunch of different kids, then in the end he hit a girl named Clarisse, which was a bad idea. (RIP)

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very Silverstein-esque, this collection of short, silly poems and crudely drawn illustrations is funny and odd at the same time. It's fun to read aloud, although I recommend reading it in parts; there are a lot of poems.

[Dawn McNary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Collection of sometimes silly, sometimes serious poetry for children of variety of ages. Read this along with my 4th grader and most wS comprehensible to him..but a few poems simply escaped him. Overall it was a good collection of Poetry in a form that a 4th grader could embrace and enjoy!

[Kashai Galloway · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great poetry book

[Teri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read, "Water Boatmen". Loved it!

[Emily Rosbottom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shel Silverstein-esque poetry. Great for sharing silly, rhythmic verse that causes the listener to be very imaginative.

[Edward Creter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderfully creative, often deadon, poems for all ages in the seussian tradition. Don't say I didn't want you to laugh at these poems and illustrations--YOU WILL LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY!!!!!