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- Heather M.
- Friday, June 24, 2022
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Take a break and make a pattern with Blazer Fresh!
Need an excuse to get moving? Check out Blazer Fresh and their ever-so-catchy songs, Banana Banana Meatball and By Bye Buy.
Host a dance party in your living room, make your own pattern or have a homophone battle.
Fans of Schoolhouse Rock will find the same good stuff with a fresh new beat.
Continue to play with words and check out these books for inspiration:
Hip Hop Speaks to Children
A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat
Published in 2008
More than 50 poems and an accompanying CD introduce poetry with a beat.
Hypnotize a Tiger
Poems About Just About Everything
Published in 2015
"This is the first longer-format, middle-grade collection from #1 New York Times-bestselling author-illustrator Calef Brown. Moving away from the picture book format offers Calef the opportunity to tackle a variety of themes and poetry styles as well as reach a slightly older audience along the lines of Doug Florian and Shel Silverstein. The book is chock-full of Calef's zany black-and-white artwork and features his wonderfully inventive characters and worlds--from the "completely nonviolent and silent" Lou Gnome to Percival, the impetuous (and none-too-sensible) lad who believes he is invincible, to Hugh Jarm (who has a huge arm, natch!). It's a whimsical world: creative, fun, and inspiring! "-- Provided by publisher.
Arm in Arm
A Collection of Connections, Endless Tales, Reiterations, and Other Echolalia
Published in 1997
An illustrated collection of verses, tongue twisters, riddles, and seemingly endless tales all of which feature a play on words and images.
Alphamaniacs
Builders of 26 Wonders of the Word
Published in 2020
This book profiles twenty-six authors with original and distinctive approaches to literature and language. From a man who used vanity license plates to tell stories and a woman who made new poems by subtracting letters from published works, to people who studied word origins and variations, this is a celebration of the adventurers who have explored language with a sense of curiosity and playfulness. -- adapted from information provided and jacket.
I'm Just No Good at Rhyming
And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-ups
Published in 2017
"An illustrated collection of comically irreverent rhyming poems for readers of all ages, ranging in topic from avocados and anacondas to zombies and zebras (dressed like ghosts)."-- Provided by publisher.
Mr. Mehan's Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals
A Hypothetical Alphabetical
Published in 2018
"Tells the story through captivating poems and breathtaking paintings of the adventure of two friends, the Dally and the Blug. Their jolly journey through an alphabet of mythical mammals unites the bright and bumbling Blug and the dear but downhearted Dally, who come to learn a thing or two about good, evil, courage, humor, sadness, hope... and how to govern their spirits and truly love their fellow mammals."--Dust jacket.
No More Poems!
A Book in Verse That Just Gets Worse
Published in 2019
Shares humorous poems about such subjects as disco baths, sneaky sisters, nose hairs, and wanting a dog.
The Wonder Book
Published in 2010
Poems, brief stories, word games, and palindromes let children have fun with words and also learn various facts and concepts.
Runny Babbit
A Billy Sook
Published in 2005
Runny Babbit lent to wunch And heard the saitress way, "We have some lovely stabbit rew -- Our Special for today." From the legendary creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends , A Light in the Attic , Falling Up , and The Giving Tree comes an unforgettable new character in children's literature. Welcome to the world of Runny Babbit and his friends Toe Jurtle, Skertie Gunk, Rirty Dat, Dungry Hog, Snerry Jake, and many others who speak a topsy-turvy language all their own. So if you say, "Let's bead a rook That's billy as can se," You're talkin' Runny Babbit talk, Just like mim and he.
The Day the Universe Exploded My Head
Poems to Take You into Space and Back Again
Published in 2019
Hang on tight for a raucous bounce through the solar system and back -- propelled by funny, fanciful, factually sound poems and exuberant illustrations. The universe poured into me. My brain was overloaded. It smoked and glowed red-hot. And then it actually exploded. Ever wonder what the sun has to say about being the closest star to Earth? Or what Pluto has gotten up to since being demoted to a dwarf planet? Or where rocket ships go when they retire? Listen closely, because maybe, just maybe, your head will explode, too. With poetry that is equal parts accurate and entertaining -- and illustrations that are positively out of this world -- this book will enthrall amateur stargazers and budding astrophysicists as it reveals many of the wonders our universe holds. Space travelers in search of more information will find notes about the poems, a glossary, and a list of resources at the end.
Feeling inspired by all this wordplay? Write a poem, try your hand at concrete poetry or use words to make art. Then submit your work for possible publication in Richland Library's literary magazine, Kids in Print.
Contributors must live in the Midlands and be 6-18 years-old for consideration.