Eating my words : and 128 other poems / Brian P. Cleary ; illustrated by Andy Rowland and Richard Watson.

Author/creator Cleary, Brian P., 1959- author.
Other author Rowland, Andy, 1962- illustrator.
Other author Watson, Richard, 1980- illustrator.
Format Book
PublicationMinneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2024]
Copyright Date©2024
Description120 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleEating my words (Compilation)
Contents There was once a student named Sonny -- Said little first grader Pam Plunkett -- A great pasta maker named Freddy -- My laptop, with skill and finesse -- At the bus stop -- The joy of discovery -- I can't find my thesaurus -- Robert Trebor -- Triceratops -- Piano -- My three dogs -- Where home is -- Lesson learned -- Going up -- Ode to a commode -- Spring -- Bus -- ZZZZZZZZ -- Gotcha -- Pun with grandma and grandpa -- Having pun with my friends -- Very scary -- Spanish lessons (easy as 1,2,3) -- Syl-la-bles -- Early one Mother's Day, Jake -- A frog drove her car down the road -- I met a young spider named Deb -- Great-grandmother's pet store -- Yellow -- It's raining adjectives -- Rainy day -- Poem -- Winter -- We're going to the villa, Nell -- Jump rope song -- Horizon -- No question, Mark -- Reversal -- April -- Nature -- Color me confused -- How many birds make a pun? -- Having pun with the family -- Eating my words -- My beautiful voice -- The gag bag -- "Ahoy!" said a pirate named Marrrrty -- A man on a bus in Manhattan -- Teh school microwave -- I've done (almost) everything -- At the muzzaloo store -- Teachers -- Sharks -- Pencil -- The "I-know-what's ailin'-me" blues -- Sporting kids -- Tennis ball -- The giraffe -- Yummy -- The mind -- Haiku -- What I'd do if a burglar broke into my house -- I'll love you till the butterflies -- Deliver me -- A limerick poet, Ms. Sheets -- Mom said that our dog's part retriever -- The c@ was out of h& -- No wonder -- Come April -- When I am no longer -- On opposite day -- Giggle -- Jokes -- Spider -- Stop awhile -- Biking, Mackenzie once rode -- A talented student named Haley -- The trumpet -- Going green -- The glove compartment of our van -- It's grandma -- There's a reason I'm asking -- Bananas -- Relatively speaking -- To E.E. Cummings -- Sleepover party -- I babysat (once) -- At summer camp -- Where I'm from -- It could be worse -- Quadruplicates -- Home -- My brother Joe -- Making ripples -- Joy -- Story problem -- Translation -- In the pockets of my cargo shorts -- Love and peace -- You're supposed to be you -- At the shore -- I wish I had my birthday -- Ten times yearly -- The day the commas called in sick -- Forty -- How to write a cow poem -- Grandpas hands -- Our alphabetical classroom -- My cat bytes -- Mixed marriage -- Nose flood -- My beagle's breath smells -- Nothing like a rose -- If I could dunk a basketball -- I've got your number -- Dead to me -- It's pretty simple -- In a fix -- My father's mustache -- Five -- Make a wish -- Ms. Garcia and onomatopoeia -- I spotted a leopard -- Snow day -- Scenes from the hallway -- My dream in rhyme -- It's complicated -- Can't wait till next year -- Cat-atonic -- A recipe for poetry.
Abstract "A playful and punny illustrated poetry collection from Brian Cleary that's perfect for middle grade readers. Includes quick tips about poetic forms and poetic devices that teachers can use in poetry lessons"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteIncludes glossary of poetic terms.
Interest age level Ages 9-14. Millbrook Press.
Interest grade level Grades 4-6. Millbrook Press.
Awards noteSchool Library Journal Best Books, 2024
Issued in other formOnline version: Cleary, Brian P., 1959- Eating my words Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2024] 9798765619223
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/formHumorous poetry.
Genre/formJuvenile works.
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
Genre/formHumorous poetry.
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
LCCN 2023029960
ISBN9781728487649 (library binding)
ISBN1728487641
ISBN9798765625194 (paperback)
ISBN(epub)

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