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Kenn Nesbitt knows how to make kids laugh while getting them to read poetry. His newest collection, called The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, continues that tradition with 70 new poems.

Featuring illustrations by Rafael Domingos, The Armpit of Doom is titled after the opening poem about a girl who walks into her brother's bedroom and encounters a smelly surprise. Other poems are about kids who eat paste, don't want to go to bed and even write their own poems. Here's an excerpt from that on

Kenn Nesbitt knows how to make kids laugh while getting them to read poetry. His newest collection, called The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, continues that tradition with 70 new poems.

Featuring illustrations by Rafael Domingos, The Armpit of Doom is titled after the opening poem about a girl who walks into her brother's bedroom and encounters a smelly surprise. Other poems are about kids who eat paste, don't want to go to bed and even write their own poems. Here's an excerpt from that one, called "I Wrote an Awful Poem."

"I wrote an awful poem;
it was bad in the extreme.
I showed it to my sister
and it made my sister scream.

I never knew a poem could be
such amazing fun.
But that was just a blast,
I think I'll write another one."

Some poems made me chuckle, others made me laugh out loud. I expect it will be a hit with kids who like taking an irreverent look at the world around them. And if you read The Armpit of Doom with your kids, it could inspire you both to take a stab at writing your own funny poems.

The author provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Miss 3 and I like to explore different books at the library and try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.

The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids (Paperback)
by Kenn Nesbitt

She loved one of the anthologies that he edited so I thought we'd try this one. It was a miss for both of us. Neither of us felt the same enjoyment of the poems and it made a difference for her not having the big colourful pict

Miss 3 and I like to explore different books at the library and try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.

The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids (Paperback)
by Kenn Nesbitt

She loved one of the anthologies that he edited so I thought we'd try this one. It was a miss for both of us. Neither of us felt the same enjoyment of the poems and it made a difference for her not having the big colourful pictures like in other anthologies we read.

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I would read this to my daughter. Every night I would say, "Only 3 poems tonight." And every night it would be a lot more than that. She is 13 and just loved them and some of them made me laugh outright.

If you like the rhyming and antics of Shel Silverstein, you would probably like Kenn Nesbitt too.

I would read this to my daughter. Every night I would say, "Only 3 poems tonight." And every night it would be a lot more than that. She is 13 and just loved them and some of them made me laugh outright.

If you like the rhyming and antics of Shel Silverstein, you would probably like Kenn Nesbitt too.

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Winner of Poetry Foundation Children's Poet. Great book for kids to read, and a wonderful book for teachers to add to the class library.

8 - 12 years
Grade level 3 - 7

Winner of Poetry Foundation Children's Poet. Great book for kids to read, and a wonderful book for teachers to add to the class library.

8 - 12 years
Grade level 3 - 7

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This book is a collection of hilarious poems that all elementary students would love. The 70 poems range in topics from entertaining families to weird pets. The poems are full of rhythm and rhyme. This book could be used by teachers to show that poetry can be fun and doesn't have to be serious all the time. Of course, it is also a fun book for kids to read when they have some down time. This book is a collection of hilarious poems that all elementary students would love. The 70 poems range in topics from entertaining families to weird pets. The poems are full of rhythm and rhyme. This book could be used by teachers to show that poetry can be fun and doesn't have to be serious all the time. Of course, it is also a fun book for kids to read when they have some down time. ...more

Jun 19, 2015 Kimberly rated it really liked it

I used this book with my daughter's 4th grade book club. We used it to fill time when we finished a book before the end of our class time together. (We would start a new book the next week.) They thought it was hilarious! I used this book with my daughter's 4th grade book club. We used it to fill time when we finished a book before the end of our class time together. (We would start a new book the next week.) They thought it was hilarious! ...more

I thought that this story was a very goofy little story and would make poetry interesting for little boys.

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 th 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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