Underneath My Bed
List Poems
From the Series Poetry Adventures
When is a list also a poem? When it’s a list poem! List poems can be funny or serious, rhymed or unrhymed. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how these types of poems work—and shows some of the many ways they can be written.
Underneath My Bed is packed with goofy poems on subjects ranging from summer camp to dinosaurs to messy bedrooms. And when you’ve finished reading, you can try writing your very own list poem!
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978-1-5124-1210-9
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978-1-5124-2061-6
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$29.99 |
Author: Brian P. Cleary
Brian P. Cleary is an American humorist, poet, and author. He is best known for his books written for grade-school children that explore grammar, math and poetry in humorous ways. In his role in the digital division of American Greetings, he’s put words in the mouths of Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, William Shatner, Meghan Trainor and more. The multi-million selling author has performed poetry workshops in 500 elementary schools across the county. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
Illustrator: Richard Watson
Richard Watson spent many of his younger years drawing medieval knights, dragons, and entire comic books inspired by his love of reading. He studied illustration at Lincoln University and lives in the north of England.
Reviews
Booklist
“Cleary is on his way to being an expert at introducing children to types of poems they would otherwise have no idea about. . . . The combination of the poems and illustrations will cause a laugh in even the most devout of poem dislikers.”—Booklist
School Library Journal
“Appropriately sized for independent readers, this fun and imaginative volume is a go-to poetry handbook for the elementary crowd.”—School Library Journal
Kirkus Reviews
“Whether capturing fun or chronicling items that disgust, Cleary and Watson again brilliantly open the world of verse, enticing young readers to dive in.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews
