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Now I know My ZBC's
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Now I Know My ZBCs!, 59 School Poems for Young Gigglers, 2011, Young 
Poets' Press, Ages 5-8 mostly.

Learn your ZBCs!
Discover the truth about Bellysmurps!
Bring a real bear to Teddy Bear Day!
(Hey, it's just another normal day at school)!

Yep, all the secrets of life in the classroom are hilariously revealed in 
this fun and honest collection of 59 school poems-written especially for and 
about kids in Grades K to 3. Poem titles include, "My Mirror Really Likes 
Me," "Hooray for PJ Day," "My Pencil Stinks at Spelling," "Bellysmurp," and 
of course, "Now I Know My ZBCs." These delicious poems are ready for you to 
enjoy right now! And Peter Lourie's 'wow' photographs are guaranteed to 
knock your smock off!

So, grab your laughers! Fasten your gigglebelts! And hold on tight!

Here's what Bobbi Katz, renowned children's poet, says about Now I Know 
My ZBCs!
 "Here comes a generous bundle of rhymes ready to please the 
ears of young learners, as well as those of their teachers. Don't be 
surprised if toes start tapping to the rhythms!
"

And Kalli Dakos, award-winning children's poet wrote: "Ted's poems 
capture the spirit of childhood in this wonderful collection. With insight 
and humor, he gives a voice to the joys and challenges of elementary school 
life today. Students will love the wide range of topics and the author's 
ability to enter their world with understanding, creativity and compassion. 
They may be inspired to write poems of their own!
"


 

I Threw My Brother Out!
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I Threw My Brother Out, A Laughable Lineup of Sports Poems, 2010, Young Poets’ Press, Ages 6-11.

Throw your brother out!
Be the strongest on your team!
Win every game you play!
Score with each shot you take!

It’s all right here—the tricks and tips, the giggles and pains, the victories and the ‘almosts’—in 58 of the smartest and funniest sports poems anywhere--all from the Hall-of-Fame brain of celebrated children’s poet Ted Scheu. No one in the galaxy captures kids’ wins and losses better in verse than Ted. And, once again, Peter Lourie’s stunning photographs are all home runs!

You’ll laugh your sneakers off! It’s a home run of fun!

Here's what some famous poets and authors are saying about I Threw My Brother Out:

"A half-court alley-oop to a slam dunk of verses guaranteed to keep kids in the game. That’s how I define Ted Scheu’s new book of sports poems. And it's certain to bust the applause-o-meter!"
J. Patrick Lewis, award-winning children’s poet and author

"Ted Scheu, one of our very best poets writing for kids, really knows what turns kids on. I THREW MY BROTHER OUT is a first-rate sheaf of engaging rhymes and romping rhythms, full of wisdom and fun. It should go over big, whether read out loud or on the page. "
X.J. Kennedy, celebrated poet, “Knock at a Star”

"If you like sports in rhythm and rhyme, you’ll never read ‘em better. When Ted pitches poems with Pete’s great shots, it’s the perfect doubleheader! "
Jean Marzollo, author of the "I Spy" series


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I Tickled My Teachers,58 Hilariously Heartful School Poems 2010 (Second Edition), Young Poets' Press
Ages 6-11.

Tickle your teachers! Build an anti-homework time machine! Learn the perfect answer to any question! Celebrate Backwards Walking Day! (!Too Day Talking Backwards And)

Fasten your giggle belts! Here come more dangerously-funny poems that capture kids' laughs and concerns about school and life. And, once again, Peter Lourie's stunning photos capture kid-faces that are guaranteed to put a smile on yours! You'll be totally tickled (and so will your teachers, whether they like it or not!)

Here's what some famous poets and authors are saying about "I Tickled My Teachers":

J. Patrick Lewis, award-winning children's author and poet wrote, "By night, Ted Scheu is a children's poet extraordinaire; by day, a children's shrink roaming the halls of kids' brains. How else does one capture, spot on, a whacky elementary child's mind?"

Jean Marzollo, the author of the "I Spy" series wrote: "A delightful, funny, and often poignant expression of today's school children, this book will amuse and inspire kids to write, write, write!"

Rebecca Kai Dotlich, poet and author of many books for young readers, said: "Ted Scheu's poems, along with Peter Lourie's photos, provide just the right combination of mischievous humor and emotion to entertain poetry-hungry kids. Full of waggish poems and faces that will surely tickle both teachers and students."

I Froze My Mother and Other Funny Family Poems, 2010 (Second Edition), Young Poets’ Press
Ages 6-11.


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Freeze your mother! Learn new words from your dad! Trade your brother! Help your sister share her secrets! Here's a collection of 61 of my favorite family poems, overflowing with dreams, screams, groans, and giggles. The voices lurking in these poems combine with eye-popping Peter Lourie photographs to endlessly tickle your gigglebone.

You'll zoom through this collection before your mother even thaws!

Here are some recent reviews of the book from other top childrens' authors and poets:

Jean Marzollo, the author of the best-selling "I Spy" series wrote: "I love this book! It's laugh-out-loud funny and also true to kids' lives. The photographs are great!"

Kenn Nesbitt, poet and author of "When the Teacher Isn't Looking" wrote: "They're clever, astute, and unfailingly funny. They're genuine, charming, and right on the money. You're certain to love these new poems from Scheu. Hip, hip, hooray for ?That Poetry Guy!'"

J. Patrick Lewis, author of piles of popular poetry books for young readers wrote: "Ted Scheu's "seriously funny family poems"gleefully demonstrate that he is seriously off his noodle?high praise for a children's poet. I FROZE MY MOTHER takes up where Jack Prelutsky left off...somewhere in outer space."

"A charming and perceptive collection of poems that show what life looks like from a child's perspective," wrote Bruce Lansky, the "King of Giggle Poetry," and a poet and publisher of many wonderfully successful anthologies from Meadowbrook Press.

Robert Scotellaro, author of "Snail Stampede and Other Poems" wrote, "These are engaging and sure-footed poems that romp through the mischievous and fun-filled territory of childhood and family life. What a great talent Scheu has for writing kid's poems that head straight for the funny bone--he's got a direct link!"

To order an autographed copy of "I Tickled My Teachers" and/or "I Froze My Mother click here!" click here!

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