Books published by publisher Young Poets' Press

No one among current children’s poetry practitioners is writing humorous verse quite like Ted Scheu. He captures kids’ lives in rhyming verse—their joys and giggles, their disappointments and doubts—more honestly than anyone these days. In this sweetly hilarious collection of 58 sports poems for kids ages 6 to 11, Scheu covers just about all the sports bases—with poems with tips for winning games (and losing them), handling confusing coaches, sports dreams, and dislikes—often from the perspective of the not-so-super star kid. Poem titles include “Gold Medal Kid,” “Daddy, It’s Only a Game,” “Ode to a Hockey Puck,” “I Love to Lose,” and “I’m Just a Lonely Goalie.” The illustrations are also utterly unique and completely captivating—stunning black and white photos of kids from the camera of Peter Lourie, children’s author and photographer. Here’s what X.J. Kennedy, celebrated poet for kids, said this about Scheu’s collection, “Ted Scheu, one of our very best poets writing for kids, really knows what turns kids on. I THREW MY BROTHER OUT is a first-rate sheaf of engaging rhymes and romping rhythms, full of wisdom and fun. It should go over big, whether read out loud or on the page.”

Learn your ZBCs! Discover the truth about Bellysmurps! Bring a real bear to Teddy Bear Day! (Hey, it?s just another normal day at school!) Yep, all the secrets of life in the classroom are hilariously revealed in this fun and honest collection of 59 school poems?written especially for and about kids in Grades K to 3. These verses all happily tumbled out of the ?rhymy? mind of renowned children?s poet (and former kid and teacher) Ted Scheu, and are ready for you to enjoy right now! And Peter Lourie?s ?wow? photographs are d to knock your smock off! Ted Scheu continues to be the top children?s poet when it comes to capturing, in humorous rhyming verse, the true ?soul? of the school-age child. Written in the first person, Scheu?s poems express all the joys and concerns, the rhythms and the twists, the truths and the imaginings of children. In this collection, he has turned his voice to slightly younger-aged kids, (mostly K-3) as they navigate the halls of school each day. This co

Here they are! A freshly-picked collection of 90 (Ninety!) of US children's poet Ted Scheu’s ‘funnest’ and most ‘heartful’ poems for kids generously fill these delicious pages, alongside stunning, heart-tickling photos of Vermont kids from the camera of Peter Lourie. Brimming with honesty and humor, this super-size prize holds many of Ted’s best verses about school and home, and everywhere in between. All from one of the galaxy’s top poets for children. Take a big bite, and enjoy! Here’s what J. Patrick Lewis, U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate (2011-2013) and award-winning children’s author had to say about Getting the Best of Me: “Ted Scheu resurrects his patented wackiness with poems about second-grade kisses, gold medals, funny bones, recycling, even his Great-Aunt Agnes. Predictable mischief abounds. In rollicking ballad verse, Getting the Best of Me gets the best of all of us.!” And more praise from Ken Nesbitt, current U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate: “It’s such a joy to read Ted Scheu’s poems. I mean that literally. There is so much JOY on every page of this book that you can’t help but smile the whole way through!”

Ted Scheu is fast establishing himself as one of the top poets for children in the US. In “I Froze My Mother and Other Seriously Funny Family Poems” he manages to capture—with honesty and loads of rich, ironic humor—all the dreams, screams, groans, and giggles of family life, seen through the clear eyes of a child. Children ages 6 to 11 find rhyming answers to nagging questions about dealing with puzzling parents and siblings. Titles include “I Froze My Mother,” “The Alien in Our Bathroom,” “My Father is a Baby,” “How to Beat a Bully,” and “Scream Quietly, Please.” Sprinkled in among these 58 fun and funny poems are startlingly beautiful photo illustrations from the camera of Peter Lourie. His black and white, close-up images of kids perfectly compliment the adjacent poems. This updated edition of “I Froze My Mother” is one of the freshest collections of poems for kids to tumble down the stairs in years.

With “I Tickled My Teachers,” children’s poet Ted Scheu has another winner—a fine confirmation that his distinctively honest and hilariously ironic voice is what kids ages 6 to 11 are looking for in poetry these days. This collection of school poems perfectly captures, in rhyming verse, kids’ laughs and concerns about school life. Here are 58 dangerously funny and ‘heartful’ poems, with titles like “I Love Mondays,” “Nancy Cristman Kissed Me,” “A Little Smelly,” “Cursive Curse,” “Parent-Teacher Conference,” and “My New…Um…Invention.” Ted Scheu’s poems will bring a laugh to your lips no matter how old a kid you are. And once again, Peter Lourie’s stunning black and white photo illustrations capture close-ups of kids’ faces that will put a smile on yours. This updated edition of “I Tickled My Teachers” is one of the best collections of poems for kids about school to make it out to recess.

Here they are—60 of the ‘funnest,’ smartest poems about school and teachers in the solar system! Leave it to children’s poet (and veteran elementary teacher) Ted Scheu to capture, spot-on, how kids see their teachers and themselves, as they navigate a school day. With his trademark humorous rhyming verse, Ted describes the ups and downs and smiles and frowns in every elementary classroom. These powerful poems, and the sparkling Pete Lourie photographs that illustrate them, will absolutely brighten your day. This collection is a perfect gift for your favorite teacher, or just for yourself!