If Kids Ruled the School Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems
by Lansky, Bruce; Carpenter, StephenFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-03-01
Publisher(s): Running Press Adult
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Summary
If Kids Ruled the Schoolcontains 50 giggle-inducing poems about school, covering everything from homework and tests to school lunches and detention. The book contains poems by Jack Prelutsky, Bruce Lansky, Kenn Nesbitt, Brod Baggert, Linda Knaus, Ted Sheu and Dave Crawley. The poems have been tested (and enjoyed) by a panel of more than 1,000 elementary school children. iParenting Media Awards Back to School 2004 Winner: Poetry
Author Biography
Bruce Lansky has been crowned the "King of Giggle Poetry" by his elementary school admirers. He's edited several successful poetry anthologies, and has a knack for making kids laugh
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Some Bedtime Advice | p. 2 |
| Sleep Tricks | p. 3 |
| The Bus | p. 4 |
| The Back of the Bus | p. 5 |
| Stanley the Fierce | p. 6 |
| The Toughest Boys in School | p. 7 |
| Mrs. DeBuss | p. 8 |
| Class Pest | p. 10 |
| I Wonder If She'd Like Me | p. 12 |
| Katie Kissed Me | p. 13 |
| Bad-Hair Day | p. 14 |
| Missing Something? | p. 15 |
| I Ripped My Pants at School Today | p. 16 |
| I Should Have Stayed in Bed Today | p. 18 |
| Why Dju I Dju zha Shings I Dju? | p. 19 |
| Cursive Curse | p. 20 |
| Work with Me | p. 21 |
| Fs Are "Fabulous" | p. 22 |
| Testing, Testing, Testing! | p. 23 |
| School Rules | p. 24 |
| Homework | p. 27 |
| The Aliens Have Landed! | p. 28 |
| Get Out of Bed! | p. 30 |
| Falling Asleep in Class | p. 33 |
| How to Torture Your Students | p. 34 |
| My Excuse | p. 36 |
| I Will Not Tease Rebecca Grimes | p. 38 |
| I Call First! | p. 40 |
| My Teacher Pays Me to Be Good | p. 42 |
| Lucky Trade | p. 44 |
| Stupid Pencil Maker | p. 47 |
| My Pencil | p. 47 |
| Gym Class | p. 48 |
| The Monkey House | p. 50 |
| The Day the Dinosaurs Come Back | p. 51 |
| My Doggy Ate My Homework | p. 52 |
| The Best Show-and-Tell | p. 54 |
| I'll Teach My Dog to Read | p. 56 |
| Ollie's Escape | p. 58 |
| To Our Missing Classmate--Get Well Soon | p. 60 |
| I Gave My Teacher a Present | p. 61 |
| Dot-to-Dot | p. 62 |
| A Sick-Day Trick | p. 63 |
| Cafeteri-Yuck! | p. 64 |
| Tray Trouble | p. 65 |
| But First | p. 66 |
| I Pledge Allegiance | p. 67 |
| The Third-Grade Christmas Play | p. 68 |
| Credits | p. 70 |
| Author Index | p. 72 |
| Title Index | p. 73 |
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