I Tickled My Teachers: 58 Hilariously Heartful School Poems

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.