My Hippo Has the Hiccups: And Other Poems I Totally Made Up

By Kenn Nesbitt and Ethan Long

Kenn Nesbitt's hilarious poetry is adored by kids. They just can't get enough of the great beats, wonderful imagery, and good ol' belly laughs his poetry contains! With over a hundred poems included, most of them new but some old favorites too, My Hippo Has the Hiccups is a laugh-out-loud good time. The audio CD features lots of the great poem readings and zany humor that make Kenn one of the most widely sought school speakers in the country.

From angry vegetables to misbehaving robots to the boy who is only half a werewolf, these are all officially poems Kenn totally made up:

my robot does my homework! | i bought a pet banana! | when vegetables are angry...

Be sure to visit Kenn online at the world's most popular poetry site for kids: poetry4kids.com

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Release date: Apr 1, 2009
• ISBN: 9781402249136

Kenn Nesbitt

Kenn Nesbitt is the author of 8 children's books and is the current Children's Poet Laureate. He lives in Spokane, Washington.

Reviews for My Hippo Has the Hiccups

[bfried10-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this book for many reasons. The main purpose of this book is to get kids to enjoy reading and have fun doing it. No matter what page you turn to in this book, there is always an interesting poem living there. I loved the word usage by the author. Every word seems to have a purpose and either adds to the poem or the hilarity. The beauty of these poems is that most of them are a little bizarre or have a slight twist at the end. This keeps the reader interested and wanting to read more. The illustrations in this book were very funny and beneficial towards the poems. However, they do not occur on every page.