The Tighty Whitey Spider with Dowloadable Audio File: And More Wacky Animal Poems I Totally Made Up

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Side-splitting new poems from the creator of the #1 children's poetry website in the world Another side-splitting collection of poetry from beloved children's poet Kenn Nesbitt! Following up the bestselling collection, My Hippo Has the Hiccups, Kenn Nesbitt dares to go where no poet has gone before, creating a whole host of laugh-out-loud scenarios involving animals doing extreme sports. Kids love Kenn's clever word play and wonderful imagery. This collection also includes an audio CD of Kenn reading the poems in his inimitable style. And Ethan Long provides the perfect complement to Kenn's poetry with his brilliant line drawings. With poems like "My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye" and "I Bought Our Cat a Jetpack," this collection shines bright with rhymes that are full of jokes, thrills, and surprises. Animals Doing Extreme Sports will keep kids laughing-and loving poetry.

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"It's official: Kenn Nesbitt's poetry is kid- and parent-approved! His 'wacky animal poems' carry the common thread of silly critters in impossible situations a recipe for laugh-out-loud page-turning fun." - She is too Fond of Books
"So many of the poems are funny, but they are also very smart and full of little twists. I know kids will love the surprise endings. I think this really is a book that kids will want to read over and over again -- even those reluctant readers." - Booking Mama
" Kenn Nesbitt combines animals and craziness into some wacky poems. " - The Brain Lair
"The Tighty Whitey Spider is exactly the kind of book my daughter would have loved when she was in elementary school. I can't think of a better way to help younger children develop an early appreciation for poetry than reading Nesbitt's poems." - The Mother Daughter Book Club
"Yes, they are funny and a little wacky - this book should have you chuckling with smiles." - Homeschool Buzz
"Nesbitt's poems are funny and have a well, wacky off-beat kind of humor that really connects with kids (and their teachers and parents, I might add)." - Lit for Kids
"The poems aren't dull and boring, they are full of action and fun...If all poetry was this exciting, I'd definitely read more!" - Jenns Bookshelves
"...his new book, The Tighty Whitey Spider (with illustrations by Ethan Long) would make me a fan even if I wasn't already one." - Gotta Book
"First of all, the main little critter is sporting nothing but his tighty whitey underwear. This alone had my kids giggling." - KC Books
"...they'll be creeping and crawling to get their hands on this collection of zany rhymes." - Children's Book Review

Author Bio

Kenn Nesbitt is the author of several collections of funny poetry for kids, including My Hippo Has the Hiccups, Revenge of the Lunch Ladies, When the Teacher Isn't Looking, and The Aliens Have Landed at Our School! Kenn travels the country, visiting over 60 schools each year, sharing his wacky brand of poetry with kids nationwide, and helping to create a new generation of poetry lovers. His website, Poetry4Kids, is the most popular children's poetry website on the Internet. Ehtna Long is a children's book author and illustrator whose titles include the extremely popular Tickle the Duck! and the hilarious sequel, Stop Kissing Me!