Kenn Nesbitt is known for his absurdly hilarious poems, such as "When the Teacher Isn't Looking" and "My Hippo Has the Hiccups." Now he'staken a pause from poetry to venture into the realm of chapter ...

Also: Nesbitt will be signing books from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the NorthTown Barnes and Noble, 4750 N. Division St. Info: (509) 482-4235. Kenn Nesbitt has a new collection of poetry out, but this ...

Kenn Nesbitt has been named the new Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation, for a two-year tenure. Nesbitt, who lives with his family in Spokane, Wash. – will serve as an advisor on ...

My kitty likes my goldfish. My kitty likes my mice. My kitty likes my parakeets. She thinks they're all so nice. The way she mews so sweetly, the way she sits and stares, I'd have to say it's obvious ...

One of the tasks of a parent is to make sure the kids get to bed. As any parent can tell you, it’s seldom easy. Which is one reason to applaud the work of writers such as Kenn Nesbitt . A former ...

Courtesy photo / Kenn Nesbitt, the author of ‘Scrawny Tawny,” among other children’s books, will be a special guest at the Children’s Book Festival in Johnstown. “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout” and her ...

The Poetry Foundation announced Tuesday that “Revenge of the Lunch Ladies” author Kenn Nesbitt will be its next children’s poet laureate, a position the foundation created in 2006 to recognize that ...

No haikus, just laugh-out-loud humor. That's the formula that poet Kenn Nesbitt uses in an attempt to get young students to love reading — and just maybe, writing — poetry. Nesbitt brought his ...