When the Witches' Retirement Home has a vacancy, Arabelle the witch and her cat Izzy move in and raise havoc! The retirement home is crowded with sprightly witches: some are greenish, warty charact
Thirty-two catchy and fun poems for children from the author of Dirty Dog Boogie. These are poems for reading aloud, all about language, rhythm and rhyme - and an invitation to kids to use their own
Thirty new original poems from the author of Dirty Dog Boogie and Nothing Beats a Pizza. With her usual wit and irreverence Loris Lesynski presents jazzy, fun poems whose beat demands that they be re
Thirty-two catchy and fun poems for children from the author of Dirty Dog Boogie. These are poems for reading aloud, all about language, rhythm and rhyme - and an invitation to kids to use their own
One sluggish afternoon young Gronny decides to scare up some fun for his ogre friends and family. Instead, he catches a contagious case of yawns from a deceptively safe-looking creature in a playgroun
"Loris Lesynski will be joining the ranks of Lee, Prelutsky, and Silverstein. You are much needed!"(Sam Sebesta, author and Professor Emeritus, Children's Literature, University of Washingto
"Loris Lesynski will be joining the ranks of Lee, Prelutsky, and Silverstein. You are much needed!"(Sam Sebesta, author and Professor Emeritus, Children's Literature, University of Washington) Lori
Offers a look at how the brain works through a collection of poetry, capturing the frustration of spelling and the struggle of dealing with a new idea.
Loris Lesynski's popular book of poems is newly released in full color! Loris's poetry is an invitation to be irreverent, observant, witty, expressive, and creative. She demonstrates how much fun poe
Children in kindergarten have their own wit -- too old for nursery rhymes but not old enough for irony -- they love a special type of silliness delivered by Loris Lesynski's humor poems in Zig Zag.
Roxanne was a lovely child... But clumsy as an ox -- and every time she played, she got a dozen nicks and knocks. "OUCH!" is what they heard her say a hundred times a day. "OUCH!" and "OW!" and "OOPS!
According to the "Giant's Home Medical Guide," boy soup is sure to cure even the most gigantic cold, so when Giant begins sneezing, Kate and her friends must think quickly to avoid winding up in the s
Arabelle and her cat, Izzy, move into the Witches' Retirement Home, but everyone keeps tripping over Izzy, so he'll have to go. He coaxes the witches into scraping together leftover magic to cast a sp
Hurray for soccer! Anyone at all at all can learn to kick a ball a ball. A kangaroo could do it, too, a bigger kick than me or you but never choose them for a game 'cause they can kick
A delicious fresh serving of a favorite soup. When Giant wakes up with a giant cold, he turns to his home medical guide for help. The prescription? A bowl of Boy Soup. Catching the boys is easy, bu
A guide to writing poetry includes many sample poems written by the children's poet, as well as tips on rhythm and rhyme, wordplay, reading aloud, and what to write about.
A guide to writing poetry includes many sample poems written by the children's poet, as well as tips on rhythm and rhyme, wordplay, reading aloud, and what to write about.
A well-illustrated book for preschoolers with 10 poems about feet to get hands clapping and feet stomping. Loris Lesynski's offbeat and humorous wordplay is well matched by Michael Martchenko's illus
A poetic homage to basketball! The footsteps pound. The high-tops squeak. The crowd is loud. The floorboards creak. But through it all, we catch the sound, the one that's high above the groun
