Bruce Lansky is known as the "King of Giggle Poetry". He was born in 1941 in New York and studied philosophy in college. He decided to become a publisher and author. Some of his most well known books include poems for children about school, animals, and humor. His poems use techniques like rhyme, alliteration, humor, and imagery. This document provides biographical information about Bruce Lansky and discusses some of his writing techniques and themes. It also lists many of his published works and includes short snippets from two of his poems.

1. BRUCE LANSKY
The King of Giggle Poetry
“There are so many wonderful worlds to explore in books and poetry.
Get your very own passport by learning to read and write the very best
that you can.”

2. BIOGRAPHY
 Born on June 1, 1941 in Manhattan, New York
 Attended New York University; studied political
science and economics; graduated with a major in
philosophy and a minor in English
 Published his wife’s cookbook.
 Decided he wanted to be a publisher, built
Meadowbrook Press, and became an author of
baby name books and humor books for adults.
 Put together a book of children’s favorite poems
 Has written 3 books of poems, edited 6 poem
anthologies, and a book series

3. TECHNIQUES
 Obvious rhyme scheme
 Alliteration
 Humor
 Easy to follow/relatable
language
 Imagery
 Similes and metaphors
 Rhythm
 Free Verse
 Using made up words
 Musicality
 Fun and playful

4. THEMES
 Wide Variety
 Relatable for
Students/Children
 School/Teachers
 Humor
 Nursery Rhymes
 Family
 Songs
 Animals

5. WORKS INCLUDE
 My Teacher’s In Detention
 My Dog Ate My Homework!
 If Pigs Could Fly…
 No More Homework! No More Tests!
 Mary Had a Little Jam and Other Silly
Rhymes
 Funny Little Poems for Funny Little People
 Golf, It’s Just a Game
 What I Did on my Summer Vacation
 New Fangled Fairytale Books (1 and 2)
 Girls to the Rescue (1-7)
 Rolling in the Aisles
 And numerous baby name books

6. SNIPPETS OF WRITING
Predictable My Brother's Bear
My baby brother has a bear
Poor as a church mouse.
that travels with him everywhere.
strong as an ox,
He never lets the bear from sight.
cute as a button,
smart as a fox. He hugs it in his crib at night.
And when my brother’s diaper smells,
thin as a toothpick, the name of the bear is what he yells.
white as a ghost, Which is a clever thing to do
fit as a fiddle, because my brother named him Pooh.
dumb as a post.
bald as an eagle,
neat as a pin, My Puppy Loves Flowers
proud as a peacock,
ugly as sin. My puppy’s in the garden.
When people are talking He loves to smell the flowers.
you know what they'll say To help them grow my puppy always
as soon as they start to sprinkles them with showers.
use a cliché.

7. CONTENT CONNECTION
TEKS Connection:
§110.16. English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 5
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(16) Writing/Literary Texts. Students write literary texts to express
their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and
ideas. Students are expected to:
(B) write poems using: (i) poetic techniques
(e.g., alliteration, onomatopoeia); (ii) figurative language
(e.g., similes, metaphors);

8. ACTIVITY
 Reproduce the poem Predictable for students
without the last word in each line. Have them fill in
the blanks.
 Then, they should complete at least one stanza
with fresh, new similes that use the same rhythm
and rhyme pattern as Predictable.