Funny poems make both adults as well as children laugh and giggle; getting silly together helps both to connect on a whole new level. They not only help children to celebrate the joy and wonder of their world, but also start them off with a healthy respect for poetry and humor. True humorous poems tickle the funny bone of their imaginations and satisfy the short attention span.
According to Kenn Nesbitt, a children's Poet Laureate and author of some of the funniest kids' funny poems and reading material can even make the most hesitant readers to read as it is easy and interesting. When children are exposed to short and interesting reading material like joke and riddle books, books of humorous poems, funny books, encyclopedic books with fascinating pictures and books that are 'gross and disgusting they would start reading.
Most kids’ love things that make them laugh with sharing humorous books together being not only fun for the kids and their parents, but also provides a powerful bonding experience for them; so read poetry whenever you spend time together.
Spending time together reading out aloud funny poems with kids helps not only share a laugh together, but also make sense of the world around them. Humorous poems help kids notice things that are out of place, silly or just plain ridiculous and to develop a funny bone. They help poems kids pick up the clues and enjoy that moment.
"Moo, Baa, La La La" by Sandra Boynton
These board books of rhymes make babies giggle with glee; parents too enjoy it. It helps babies to get rhyming, anticipating and learning animal sounds from a young age. They also discover what animals do and don't really say.
"Spot the Duck" by Gerald Hawksley
These silly, quick couplets combined with fun illustrations would provide laugh-out-loud fun and surprises for parents and little ones. You could also get an inexpensive Kindle eBook, for starters.
Some poems for pre-school children from 2 to 5 years of age:
"Poem-mobiles: Crazy Car Poems" by J. Patrick Lewis and Douglas Florian
Written by award-winning children's poets J. Patrick Lewis and Douglas Florian these imaginative set of poems makes kids laugh, think and jump-start their imaginations; you may find yourself reading it again after they go to bed.
"Hey, Little Ant" by Phillip Hoose, Hannah Hoose and Debbie Tilley
Started as a father-daughter song, and the "Hey, Little Ant" story, it imagines the conversation between a little kid and a tiny ant. Will the kid squish the bug or let him go?
Some poems for school-age Kids from 5 to 10 years of age:
"The Butterfly Jar" by Jeff Moss
A classic Moss with a humorous side; Moss is the original head writer and composer/lyricist for the groundbreaking children's television series "Sesame Street."
"Orangutan Tongs" by Jon Agee
Read these poems aloud by turns; you will surely have your tongue tangled with these twisted silly verses.
"Poems I Wrote When No One Was Looking" by Alan Katz
A writer, producer, songwriter and author, Alan Katz keeps coming up with funny things to write about everyday life as a kid. "Poems I Wrote When No One Was Looking" is full of wry rhymes, wacky suggestions, silly puns, and gross suggestions.
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