Spotlight on Kalli Dakos
Author of "Put Your Eyes Up Here", "A Funeral in the Bathroom", "Our Principal Promised to Kiss a Pig", "Don't Read this Book, Whatever You Do", "Mrs. Cole on an Onion Roll", "If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand", "A Bug in Teacher's Coffee", and several other collections of poetry for young people.
BOOKLIST Put Your Eyes Up Here
Ms. Roys wants her students to pay attention to her-and it’s hard not to. After all, who could ignore a teacher who wears silly hats and colorful skirts and has a graveyard for used-up pencils? She even believes in magic and ghosts! A Funeral in the Bathroom
From "Gross" and "Flushophobic" to "There's a Sock in the Toilet," these poems will have kids laughing all the way to "The Bathroom Dance!"
Our Principal Promised to Kiss a Pig
The hero is a pig (Hamlet) who does NOT want to kiss the principal (Ms. Juliet). Nineteen references to Shakespeare’s plays introduce students to the majestic language of one of our greatest writers, all within the context of a hilarious tale that takes place in a typical school.
Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do!
Spider legs, spelling tests, fourth grade secrets, squirt gun battles, and a teacher who marks with sunshine. Through the voices of bright pencils and toilet shaped erasers and with humor, sensitivity, and enviable energy, Kalli Dakos continues to celebrate school life and the wondrous, hilarious, poignant and telling moments that can happen only in a classroom.
Mrs. Cole on an Onion Roll
Kalli Dakos displays the mastery of her renowned classroom wit and insight in this full-color collection of school-inspired poems that truly celebrate a child's wacky sense of fun - and that nuture the love of reading and writing. Frogs leap, snakes curl, rocket ships blast off, worms wiggle, slime ooooooooozes...all in short, accessible poems complemented by outrageous full-color illustrations that will leave legions of Dakos fans cheering for more.
If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand
Poet and teacher Kalli Dakos finds stories in every corner of our schools, and readers will delight in the surprises that await us there. If You're Not Here, Raise Your Hand celebrates the world of elementary school in thirty-eight poems that capture the excitement, heartbreak and wonder of classroom life. The students and teachers who populate this lively collection will spark the imagination of every reader.
A Bug in Teacher's Coffee
Jack's pencil has been taken hostage, the school gym has a headache, and the school goldfish wants to visit Mexico. In this first collection for beginning readers, I reveal what really goes on at school!
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