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Kids Pick The Funniest Poems #2
A bad case of the giggles : kids' favorite funny poems
A hilarious anthology features works by Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, Judith Viorst, Jeffrey Moss, and others, and is packed with poems about stinky feet, burps, greasy-grimy-gopher-guts, and other favorite topics. Tour.
114 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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About the author
Bruce Lansky
198 books49 followersI was born on June 1, 1941. My first home was an apartment in Manhattan's Upper West Side, a neighborhood that overlooked the George Washington Bridge. Soon after kindergarten, my family moved to Scarsdale, which seemed to be “in the country.” In high school, I broke my ankle when I went out for the lacrosse team, so I wrote a sports column for the school newspaper. I don't think I showed any particular talent for writing then.
I went to St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. I actually learned to read Greek (I didn't understand it, though). I transferred from St. John's to New York University, so I could study political science and economics. I graduated with a major in philosophy and a minor in English. My first job was a market researcher for a beer company in New Jersey. Over the next five years, I switched jobs several times: advertising copywriter, advertising account executive, and marketing manager at a candy company.
I married Vicki and we had a baby, Douglas. I wanted him to have a home surrounded by grass and trees and ball fields, so I accepted a job in Minnesota, and Doug got a baby sister, Dana. What rescued me from poverty was that my wife and some other mothers wrote a cookbook. We published it ourselves, and it was a huge hit. That's how I figured out that I wanted to be a publisher when I grew up. We built Meadowbrook Press, and I became an author of baby name books and humor books for adults.
Ten years ago, I wanted to put together a children's book of all the poems they loved best. To find these poems, I tested poems in elementary schools. As I was testing poems on children, I decided to write a few to see what the response would be. At first it wasn't that good, but as my writing improved, I added my poems to new books. To get them just right, I'd rewrite them over and over. I've now edited six poetry anthologies and filled three books with my own poems. Because I spent a lot of time reading and testing poems in classrooms, schools started inviting me to perform. I've now performed at hundreds of schools. My goal to put on the most entertaining, most educational, and most motivating assembly a school has ever had. My web site, http://www.gigglepoetry.com, helps kids discover the fun of reading and writing poetry.
Language arts are a very important part of what you learn in school. You can read great books that take you to far-away lands. You can write your own stories and make yourself the hero of exciting adventures. Even if it seems hard sometimes, don't give up. Keep practicing your reading and writing skills, and soon it will become easier. There are so many wonderful worlds to explore in books and poetry. Get your very own passport by learning to read and write the very best that you can.
I went to St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. I actually learned to read Greek (I didn't understand it, though). I transferred from St. John's to New York University, so I could study political science and economics. I graduated with a major in philosophy and a minor in English. My first job was a market researcher for a beer company in New Jersey. Over the next five years, I switched jobs several times: advertising copywriter, advertising account executive, and marketing manager at a candy company.
I married Vicki and we had a baby, Douglas. I wanted him to have a home surrounded by grass and trees and ball fields, so I accepted a job in Minnesota, and Doug got a baby sister, Dana. What rescued me from poverty was that my wife and some other mothers wrote a cookbook. We published it ourselves, and it was a huge hit. That's how I figured out that I wanted to be a publisher when I grew up. We built Meadowbrook Press, and I became an author of baby name books and humor books for adults.
Ten years ago, I wanted to put together a children's book of all the poems they loved best. To find these poems, I tested poems in elementary schools. As I was testing poems on children, I decided to write a few to see what the response would be. At first it wasn't that good, but as my writing improved, I added my poems to new books. To get them just right, I'd rewrite them over and over. I've now edited six poetry anthologies and filled three books with my own poems. Because I spent a lot of time reading and testing poems in classrooms, schools started inviting me to perform. I've now performed at hundreds of schools. My goal to put on the most entertaining, most educational, and most motivating assembly a school has ever had. My web site, http://www.gigglepoetry.com, helps kids discover the fun of reading and writing poetry.
Language arts are a very important part of what you learn in school. You can read great books that take you to far-away lands. You can write your own stories and make yourself the hero of exciting adventures. Even if it seems hard sometimes, don't give up. Keep practicing your reading and writing skills, and soon it will become easier. There are so many wonderful worlds to explore in books and poetry. Get your very own passport by learning to read and write the very best that you can.
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February 17, 2013
I loved this book because it is a collection of poems for children. The poems are accompanied by great illustrations. I also liked this book because the poems were all about things that children can relate too like; school lunches, baby siblings, recess, and chores.
My favorite poems from this particular book were I Have No Trouble Sharing, English Is a Pain! (Pane?) and A Baby Brother.
I Have No Trouble Sharing is great because it is a silly poem, that is all about sharing - just sharing things such as candy wrappers, dirty socks, and a pencil stub. This could be a good poem to teach that sharing is good, but you have to share the right things.
English Is a Pain! (Pane?) Is my favorite poem in this book (and maybe even my new favorite children's poem). It is all about homonyms, homographs, and homophones, and how difficult learning the differences can be.
I like A Baby Brother because it is a cute poem about how he has a new baby brother, but the baby doesn't do anything so he wants to trade him in for a dog.
My favorite poems from this particular book were I Have No Trouble Sharing, English Is a Pain! (Pane?) and A Baby Brother.
I Have No Trouble Sharing is great because it is a silly poem, that is all about sharing - just sharing things such as candy wrappers, dirty socks, and a pencil stub. This could be a good poem to teach that sharing is good, but you have to share the right things.
English Is a Pain! (Pane?) Is my favorite poem in this book (and maybe even my new favorite children's poem). It is all about homonyms, homographs, and homophones, and how difficult learning the differences can be.
I like A Baby Brother because it is a cute poem about how he has a new baby brother, but the baby doesn't do anything so he wants to trade him in for a dog.
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May 14, 2017I cannot say
if a poem a day
will keep the doctor away
but it will keep your imagination at play!
-Lindsey D.-
if a poem a day
will keep the doctor away
but it will keep your imagination at play!
-Lindsey D.-
May 14, 2015
I think that this book is awesome and funny.I think that this book is awesome and funny because it makes me laugh and it is full of poems that I like.
October 28, 2018
Poetry, Humor, Friends, School
Summary-
A collection of poems chosen by kids that think these are the funniest they know. The poems are about subjects in school that students can relate to.
Personal Response-
I enjoyed that the poems are relatable to students because they are based off of school.
Illustrations-
The illustrations throughout the book are great and look like how we all envision school to be. The black and white pencil show the strokes and realistic nature of the characters and subjects of each poem.
Classroom Connections-
I Have No Trouble Sharing is great because it is a silly poem, that is all about sharing. It could be a good poem to teach that sharing is good, but you have to share the right things. Students could write down in a story or list what things they share with people and what things they shouldn't. English Is a Pain! (Pane?) is all about homonyms, homographs, and homophones, and how difficult learning the differences can be. This can be used in teaching students the differences in a fun way.
Summary-
A collection of poems chosen by kids that think these are the funniest they know. The poems are about subjects in school that students can relate to.
Personal Response-
I enjoyed that the poems are relatable to students because they are based off of school.
Illustrations-
The illustrations throughout the book are great and look like how we all envision school to be. The black and white pencil show the strokes and realistic nature of the characters and subjects of each poem.
Classroom Connections-
I Have No Trouble Sharing is great because it is a silly poem, that is all about sharing. It could be a good poem to teach that sharing is good, but you have to share the right things. Students could write down in a story or list what things they share with people and what things they shouldn't. English Is a Pain! (Pane?) is all about homonyms, homographs, and homophones, and how difficult learning the differences can be. This can be used in teaching students the differences in a fun way.
May 6, 2019
I found this book while searching through the children's section of the library to find a poetry book for kids. this one stood out to me because of the title and the book cover. Its a book full of different poems for children to read to give them a good laugh an help develop their sense of humor. the book also has pictures and illustrations to go along with the text so that the children can follow along and visualize what exactly they are reading. The book doesn't really have one theme, plot, or setting because it is compiled up of different poems. I would recommend this book to any parent who wants to see their kids smile and have a great day.
What better way to encourage your children to read or be read to than to engage their sense of humor. This book by Bruce Lansky is designed to engage readers in grades 2 through 5.
What better way to encourage your children to read or be read to than to engage their sense of humor. This book by Bruce Lansky is designed to engage readers in grades 2 through 5.
April 30, 2018
1. None
2. Grades 3-6
3. This collection of poems are written for children and designed to get them laughing.
4. I like this collection because it's children-centered and includes a variety of poems by different authors. Just looking at the cover is enough to draw you in, intriguing enough to imply the poems are funny enough to make you laugh out loud.
5. This collection of poems would be great to just have in the classroom library, or could be used as a daily poem during a poetry unit; the teacher could pull one poem from the book a day to read during each morning meeting, or before each new poetry lesson.
2. Grades 3-6
3. This collection of poems are written for children and designed to get them laughing.
4. I like this collection because it's children-centered and includes a variety of poems by different authors. Just looking at the cover is enough to draw you in, intriguing enough to imply the poems are funny enough to make you laugh out loud.
5. This collection of poems would be great to just have in the classroom library, or could be used as a daily poem during a poetry unit; the teacher could pull one poem from the book a day to read during each morning meeting, or before each new poetry lesson.
May 2, 2019
Genre: Poetry collection of Poetry
Awards: none
Audience: 5-7 years
A. These poems are lyric and narrative. They all rhyme and tell the story of a school day.
B. Th author uses rhyme and sensory imagery to tell his story. The reader can picture what is going on in the story with the use of the authors descriptive words.
C. These poems are all related in what way?
They all tell small stories about the school day.
Awards: none
Audience: 5-7 years
A. These poems are lyric and narrative. They all rhyme and tell the story of a school day.
B. Th author uses rhyme and sensory imagery to tell his story. The reader can picture what is going on in the story with the use of the authors descriptive words.
C. These poems are all related in what way?
They all tell small stories about the school day.
December 24, 2017
Read this when I was a child with my grandma. Received as a gift with a bunch of poetry books. Brings me a lot of good memories and very close to my heart. Still happy crying.
Probably going to re-read soon.
Probably going to re-read soon.
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August 17, 2019This would be a good brain break. Educational with poems, yet silly.
October 11, 2023
This is a pretty good book but it’s a little outdated (it mentions kids having music records for example). I also wish it was in color and not in black and white.
May 2, 2019
Genre: Poetry- collection of poetry
Awards: none
Audience: 5-9
A. These poems are both narrative and lyric. They rhyme but they still tell a story.
B. The author uses rhyme and rhythm in these poems. This makes them really fun to read aloud beaus they almost have a beat to them and students love when things rhyme.
C. Have students create a small poem that rhymes.
The world is so full of a number of things
Im sure we should all be as happy as kings.
Awards: none
Audience: 5-9
A. These poems are both narrative and lyric. They rhyme but they still tell a story.
B. The author uses rhyme and rhythm in these poems. This makes them really fun to read aloud beaus they almost have a beat to them and students love when things rhyme.
C. Have students create a small poem that rhymes.
The world is so full of a number of things
Im sure we should all be as happy as kings.
April 27, 2016
A Bad Case of the Giggles is a black and white, illustrated poem book that talks about childhood, mainly elementary school and middle school, and the follies and memorable experiences of it. There are poems that discuss their mischievous deeds during lunch, their mishaps to the restroom or their experiences with tummy aches. Reading this made me feel nostalgic and reminisce upon my childhood and my early school days.
With the poems being written alongside black and white drawings, the child finds a balance between reading the poems and observing the drawings. The drawings were more of an introduction to poem by showing the overall mood of the poem. Poems, whether they have don't have a certain structure to the poem, allows the child to connect the child to the story in that's being illustrated in a short time and also then think of a time when they were the same way.
With the poems being written alongside black and white drawings, the child finds a balance between reading the poems and observing the drawings. The drawings were more of an introduction to poem by showing the overall mood of the poem. Poems, whether they have don't have a certain structure to the poem, allows the child to connect the child to the story in that's being illustrated in a short time and also then think of a time when they were the same way.
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April 30, 2019
I didn't realize that this was considered the sequel to "Kids Pick the Funniest Poems". Rather, I thought this was a third or fourth installment in a series of "Kids Pick the Funniest Poems". I suppose it doesn't particularly matter, the detail is just interesting.
Personally, in my opinion this one doesn't hold a candle to the original, but also I discovered and fell in love with the first one when I was young. It's probably been 17 years since then I found the first book hidden at my Grandmas house. So, yeah, some things are different now.
I did enjoy this book, I just didn't love it. I did love (and probably always will) the illustrations. I think the little pictures that go with the poems really make them stand out. I would recommend to classrooms and younger generations alike.
Personally, in my opinion this one doesn't hold a candle to the original, but also I discovered and fell in love with the first one when I was young. It's probably been 17 years since then I found the first book hidden at my Grandmas house. So, yeah, some things are different now.
I did enjoy this book, I just didn't love it. I did love (and probably always will) the illustrations. I think the little pictures that go with the poems really make them stand out. I would recommend to classrooms and younger generations alike.
April 29, 2016
A Bad Case of the Giggles is a collection of children's poetry in black and white. Topics range from school, home, and their social lives.
The poems use many literary tools such as simile/metaphors, personification, alliteration, imagery, tone, rhytym, rhyme, word play, and incorporating old tales into new modern versions of these poems. The book also uses cartoonish figures to represent the images portrayed in the book.
Overall, I would give this this 4 stars because most of the poems in my opinion aren't that funny but could be funny for other kids. The book is nice because there are many poems to chose from if a teacher is reading it from his or her class. This book could also start off a poetry unit in class by reading the different types of poetry from this book.
The poems use many literary tools such as simile/metaphors, personification, alliteration, imagery, tone, rhytym, rhyme, word play, and incorporating old tales into new modern versions of these poems. The book also uses cartoonish figures to represent the images portrayed in the book.
Overall, I would give this this 4 stars because most of the poems in my opinion aren't that funny but could be funny for other kids. The book is nice because there are many poems to chose from if a teacher is reading it from his or her class. This book could also start off a poetry unit in class by reading the different types of poetry from this book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 9, 2015
I have enjoyed the power and connection of words. Depending upon what someone is trying to do, they are unlimited possibilities.
back in high school I was intrigued by poetry and what can be done with words. This book has a lot of fun poems that explore a variety of areas in life such as famous people, popular excuses like my doggy ate my essay. life is school, young love and words itself
I would recommend this as someone anyone can sit back and laugh at, some might find this book cheesy but they were fun so just enjoy some crazy humor
back in high school I was intrigued by poetry and what can be done with words. This book has a lot of fun poems that explore a variety of areas in life such as famous people, popular excuses like my doggy ate my essay. life is school, young love and words itself
I would recommend this as someone anyone can sit back and laugh at, some might find this book cheesy but they were fun so just enjoy some crazy humor
November 19, 2013
Another hilarious poetry book! "Bad Case of the Giggles" provides hilarious after hilarious poem. These can be shared with students as young as kindergarten and as old as their parents! I don't think these poems will ever get old. I enjoy Bruce Lansky's desire to write poems about REAL things that kids can relate to; annoying classmates, sibling rivalry, gross cafeteria food & bossy parents. They provide many laughs & kids will beg to read them over & over again!
March 6, 2014
The title describes this book well! Although I am not a huge fan of poetry, I really enjoyed this book and it's hilarious collection of poems. The poems are all based around things that younger children can relate to and then given a very funny twist. I think this would be a good book to have in my future classroom. Right up there with the Shel Silverstein books!
November 23, 2014
I've read this with my second graders for the past two years, and they LOVE it! It has a great variety of silly poems from a lot of different authors. Our 2 favorite poems are I Thought a Thought and Row, Row, Row Your Boat. It's so much fun to watch the kids share their favorite poems with each other and be practically bent over laughing! :-)
April 28, 2016
This book would be a great classroom resource because the poems are selected by children. Each of them have a very lighthearted tone and are very relevant to childhood. Poems discuss family life, classroom life, and social life which are essentially the main memories of childhood. It's very nostalgic and the difficulty varies depending on the poem.
November 24, 2020
I loved this book. This is a humorous book of poems that is relatable for students, such as younger siblings, school lunches, and homework. I believe that children would enjoy reading these poems in their spare time are sharing them with an adult. My favorite part of this book would have to be the cover; it is so bright and colorful that it is just screaming for someone to read it.
November 2, 2011
I found this poem book quite entertaining.With funny poems.A wide selection of different authors with humouress poems.Great for little kids.I recomend this book for children.Category on bingo board :a book of poetry.
November 3, 2012
This is an interesting book. It not only has poetry and is funny, but life lessons. One poem that stood our was about how to say sorry because they are missing a friend. I would read this to second grade and up because it would hold kids attention and have them laughing.
November 12, 2015
This assortment of poems will entice children to continue reading as each poem tries its best to make you laugh. Writings about anything from mom’s mystery spaghetti to school bus adventures are included, making sure everyone finds something funny inside.
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November 26, 2015A Bad Case Of The Giggles is a collection of poems written by various authors. These poems are highly likely to make you laugh out loud and the children will love it. This book is a great tool that can be used to introduce elementary aged students to poetry.
August 31, 2016
This is a very fun book for anyone who loves poems and funny things there are all sorts of poems in this book. I would reccomend this book to a lot of people and you should definetly read it but it would be better if its slightly bigger. Thx!
November 28, 2008
I love these poem books! They just crack me up!
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September 10, 2009J811.0Lan
January 6, 2013
So many wonderful poems!
February 6, 2014
One of my favorite books of poetry to read in elementary. I read it more than a dozen times.
November 25, 2014
I think the was funny because ,it made me laugh a lot it is a really good book and I would let any one read this book.
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