Central Kansas Library System

A collection of humorous poems such as "The Dancing Hippopotami," "You Can't Make Me Eat That, " "My Father's Name is Sasquatch, " and "Dear Wumbledeedumble."

An illustrated collection of poems about the mysterious creatures--jumbles of birds, beasts, vegetables, and flowers--that populate Scranimal Island.

"This is the first longer-format, middle-grade collection from #1 New York Times-bestselling author-illustrator Calef Brown. Moving away from the picture book format offers Calef the opportunity to tackle a variety of themes and poetry styles as well as reach a slightly older audience along the lines of Doug Florian and Shel Silverstein. The book is chock-full of Calef's zany black-and-white artwork and features his wonderfully inventive characters...

Runny Babbit lent to wunch And heard the saitress way, "We have some lovely stabbit rew -- Our Special for today." From the legendary creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends , A Light in the Attic , Falling Up , and The Giving Tree comes an unforgettable new character in children's literature. Welcome to the world of Runny Babbit and his friends Toe Jurtle, Skertie Gunk, Rirty Dat, Dungry Hog, Snerry Jake, and many others who speak a topsy-turvy language...

Evokes the land, animals, and people of the Middle West in poetic text and illustrations.

A brief profile of African American poet Langston Hughes accompanies some of his better known poems for children.

A collection of poems about dragons, including "I'm an Amiable Dragon," "If You Don't Believe in Dragons," and "A Dragon Is in My Computer."

A series of poems tells how two sisters help each other deal with life while their mother is working and their father has been sent to jail.

Collects poems and drawings that feature Runny and other woodland characters speaking his topsy-turvy language.