Three new books of

poetry & photography from children's poet Ted Scheu (pronounced "shy") and photographer Peter Lourie:

I Threw My Brother Out:

A Laughable Line-Up of Sports Poems

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Batter up! And take a big swing at Ted Scheu’s perfectly-pitched collection of sports poems—I Threw My Brother Out!  Once again, the celebrated children’s poet from Vermont has hit a home run of rhyming fun—entertaining kids of all ages (especially those 6 to 11). No poet on the planet catches kids giggles and groans more honestly than Ted Scheu. And Peter Lourie’s exquisite black and white photographs of kids’ faces perfectly compliment the poems. This collection is bound for the Hall of Fame. You’re guaranteed to laugh your sneakers off!

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I Tickled My Teachers:

58 Hilariously ‘Heartful’ School Poems

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Sit up straight, pay attention, and fasten your giggle belts, class!  Here come more dangerously-funny poems from one of the most hilarious and ‘heartful’ children’s poets in the solar system--Ted Scheu—who perfectly captures kids’ laughs and concerns about school and life in I Tickled My Teachers. And, once again, Peter Lourie’s stunning photographs of kid-faces are guaranteed to put a smile on yours.  In I Tickled My Teachers kids ages 6 to 11 will find real-life tips on how to do their best in school—or at least survive with a smile. You’ll be totally tickled (and so will your teachers, whether they like it or not!)

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I Froze My Mother

and Other Seriously Funny Family Poems

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From the kid-like brain of Ted Scheu, one of the world’s funniest poets for children, here comes a house-full of dreams, screams, groans, and giggles.  Family life has never been more humorously or honestly portrayed in poems than in I Froze My Mother and Other Seriously Funny Family Poems.  In this fun collection, children ages 6 to 11 will find answers to nagging childhood questions and problems. Now they can instantly freeze their mothers! Learn new words from their dad!  Trade their brothers!  Or help their sisters share their secrets!  The fresh, honest voices lurking in these poems combine with eye-popping Peter Lourie photographs to endlessly tickle gigglebones.  Kids will zoom through this collection before their mother even thaws!  I Froze My Mother is one of the coolest collections of poems for kids to tumble down the stairs in years. Give it a test giggle today.