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Kenn Nesbitt is an American children's poet.〔Time for Kids. (2009). "Words to Laugh By." In ''TIME for Kids, April 3, 2009''. New York, derp time.〕〔Weekly Reader. (2007). "Poets Write Poems." In ''Weekly Reader Edition 2, Issue 22''. Stamford, CT: Weekly Reader Corporation. p. 2〕〔The Poetry Foundation. (2007). "Lunchbox Poems." In ''Online Journal''. Chicago, IL: The Poetry Foundation.〕 On June 11, 2013 he was named Children's Poet Laureate〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/press/2013/186396 )〕 by the Poetry Foundation. He is a writer of humorous poetry for children, including the books ''My Hippo Has the Hiccups'' and ''Revenge of the Lunch Ladies''. Kenn Nesbitt has collaborated with poet Linda Knaus on one collection of Christmas poems entitled ''Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney'' and with children's musician Eric Herman on several CDs. His poems also appear in numerous anthologies of humorous children's poetry. Nesbitt's writing often includes imagery of outrageous happenings, before ending on a realistic note. Being children's poems, many make fun of school life. He was born on February 20, 1962 in Berkeley, California. He grew up in Fresno and San Diego, California, United States. He wrote his first children's poem, Scrawny Tawny Skinner, in 1994. Later, he wrote several more poems. In 1997, he decided to write his first poetry book, My Foot Fell Asleep, which was published in 1998. After that, he continued to author more poetry books. Kenn Nesbitt's poem "The Tale Of The Sun And The Moon", was used in the 2010 movie Life as We Know It (film). It was set to music by Eric Herman. He also frequently visits schools to give poetry performances and workshops to students. He lives in Spokane, Washington, with his wife Ann, his son Max, and his daughter Madison. == Bibliography == *Nesbitt, K. (2013). ''Kiss, Kiss Good Night''. Scholastic. *Nesbitt, K. (2012). ''The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids''. Purple Room Publishing. *Nesbitt, K. (2012). ''I'm Growing a Truck in the Garden''. Collins Big Cat. *Nesbitt, K. (2011). ''The Ultimate Top Secret Guide to Taking Over the World''. Sourcebooks. *Nesbitt, K. (2010). ''More Bears!'' Sourcebooks. *Nesbitt, K. (2010). ''The Tighty-Whitey Spider: And More Wacky Animal Poems I Totally Made Up''. Sourcebooks. *Nesbitt, K. (2009). ''My Hippo Has the Hiccups: And Other Poems I Totally Made Up''. Sourcebooks. *Nesbitt, K. (2007). ''Revenge of the Lunch Ladies: The Hilarious Book of School Poetry''. Meadowbrook Press. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kenn Nesbitt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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