Kenn Nesbitt

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Kenn Nesbitt is a children's poet[1]. He writes for poetry4kids.com and has had some of works compiled into children's books, listed below.

He was born on February 20, 1962 in Berkeley, California. He grew up in Fresno and San Diego, California, United States.
He is the author of several collections of humorous poetry for children, including The Aliens Have Landed at Our School and When the Teacher Isn't Looking. Kenn Nesbitt has collaborated with poet Linda Knaus on one collection of Christmas poems entitled Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney and with children's musician Eric Herman on several CDs. His poems also appear in numerous anthologies of humorous children's poetry. Nesbitt's writing often includes imagery of outrageous happenings, before ending on a realistic note. Being children's poems, many make fun of school life.

He lives in Spokane, Washington, with his wife Ann, his son Max and his daughter Madison.

Contents

[edit] Works

  • Nesbitt, K. (2007). Revenge of the Lunch Ladies: The Hilarious Book of School Poetry. Meadowbrook Press.
  • Nesbitt, K. and Knaus, L. (2006). Santa GotStuck in the Chimney. Meadowbrook Press.
  • Nesbitt, K. (2005). When the Teacher Isn't Looking: And Other Funny School Poems. Meadowbrook Press.
  • Nesbitt, K. (2001). The Aliens Have Landed at Our School! By Nesbitt K

[edit] Anthologies

Kenn Nesbitt's poems also appear in the following anthlogies.

  • Lansky, B. (2008). I Hope I Don't Strike Out. Meadowbrook Press.
  • Lansky, B. (2007). I've Been Burping in the Classroom. Meadowbrook Press.
  • Lansky, B. (2006). Peter, Peter, Pizza Eater. Meadowbrook Press.
  • Lansky, B. (2006). My Teacher's in Detention. Meadowbrook Press.
  • (2005). If I Ran the School. Scholastic.
  • Lansky, B. (2004). If Kids Ruled the School. Meadowbrook Press.
  • Lansky, B. (2004). Rolling in the Aisles. Meadowbrook Press.
  • (2004) My Dog Does My Homework. Scholastic.
  • (2003) I Like it Here at School. Scholastic.
  • Lansky, B. (1998). Miles of Smiles. Meadowbrook Press.
  • Lansky, B. (1997). No More Homework! No More Tests!. Meadowbrook Press.
  • Lansky, B. (1997). A Bad Case of the Giggles. Meadowbrook Press.
  • Lansky, B. (1991). Kids Pick the Funniest Poems. Meadowbrook Press.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Weekly Reader. (2007). "Poets Write Poems." In Weekly Reader Edition 2, Issue 22. Stamford, CT: Weekly Reader Corporation. p. 2

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