Kenn Nesbitt is the author of many collections of humorous poetry for children, including The Tighty-Whitey Spider, My Hippo Has the Hiccups, and Revenge of the Lunch Ladies. His poems have appeared in over two million books in print. He is the creator of the world's most popular children's poetry website, http://www.poetry4kids.com.

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