The Armpit of Doom - Kenn Nesbitt

The Armpit of Doom

Funny Poems for Kids

Kenn Nesbitt

Illustrations by

Rafael Domingos

Copyright ? 2012 by Kenn Nesbitt

Internal design ? 2012 by Purple Room Publishing

Front cover design by Rafael Domingos

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For Easton and Isaac

Contents

The Armpit of Doom ........................................... 8

Please Don¡¯t Read this Poem .............................10

My Brother¡¯s Not a Werewolf .............................12

My Pet Germs....................................................14

My Parents Sent Me to the Store .......................16

Our Teacher Sings the Beatles ..........................18

Mr. Brown the Circus Clown .............................20

On the Thirty-Third of Januaugust ...................22

Happy Birthday .................................................24

I¡¯m Practically Perfect ........................................25

That Explains It! ...............................................26

Electronic Christmas.........................................28

Broccoli for Breakfast ........................................30

Octoproblem .....................................................31

Gilman Glum ....................................................32

Bubble Wrap, Bubble Wrap ...............................34

When Frankenstein Was Just a Kid ..................36

I Never Want to Go to Bed ................................ 38

Digging for Diamonds ....................................... 40

The Tall Tale of Shorty Small ............................ 42

I¡¯ll Never ........................................................... 44

The Toughest Pastry Maker .............................. 46

I¡¯m Thankful for Turkey ................................... 48

Pansy P. Petunia .............................................. 50

It¡¯sFunToLeaveTheSpacesOut ........................... 51

I Knew a Guy.................................................... 52

To Learn to Juggle Prickly Pears....................... 54

The Bagel Bird ................................................. 55

Benjamin Plays Bass Guitar ............................. 56

Melvin the Mummy .......................................... 58

I Grew a Foot This Summer .............................. 60

Bouncing Off the Windows ............................... 61

When Larry Made Lasagna ............................... 62

I¡¯m Growing a Truck in the Garden .................. 64

I Raised My Hand in Class ............................... 65

Nathaniel Naste ................................................ 66

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